Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Excise Department Busts Illegal Liquor Units Near Jalpaiguri Tea Estate
Officials found illegal places making country liquor near a tea estate in Jalpaiguri.
The raid happened on Thursday.
Excise officials, police and central paramilitary forces took part.
They found 135 litres of finished liquor.
They also found 3,920 litres of fermented wash used to make more liquor.
The materials had been hidden underground in sealed plastic containers.
No one has been arrested yet, and an investigation is continuing.
Separately, police said they installed 2,000 cameras around Siliguri to improve safety.
The state excise department and police raided illegal country liquor-making units near a tea estate in Rajganj block, Jalpaiguri, on Thursday.
Officials recovered 135 litres of country liquor and 3,920 litres of fermented wash used to make it.
The liquor and ingredients were reportedly buried in sealed plastic containers and were seized or destroyed.
No arrests have been made, while police and excise officials continue investigating those involved.
Siliguri Metropolitan Police has installed 2,000 CCTV cameras around Siliguri over the past three months.
- Who
- The state excise department, Jalpaiguri excise officials, Siliguri Metropolitan Police and central paramilitary forces conducted the raid.
- What
- Illegal country liquor-making units were busted, and liquor and fermented wash were seized and destroyed.
- When
- The raid took place on Thursday; the CCTV cameras were installed over the previous three months.
- Where
- Near a tea estate in Rajganj block of Jalpaiguri district; the cameras were installed in and around Siliguri.
- Why
- Officials acted on information that a racket was operating illegal liquor-making dens in the area.
- Finished liquor recovered
- 135 litres of country liquor
- Fermented wash recovered
- 3,920 litres
- Storage method
- Buried in sealed plastic containers
- Arrests
- None reported so far
- Investigation
- Excise officials and police are trying to identify those involved
- CCTV installation
- 2,000 cameras installed in and around Siliguri over three months