Rajouri, May 17

The police have recovered a large quantity of liquor and Army ration in a raid on the house of a forest guard at Budhal on Tuesday. These had been stored for black marketing in the area.The raid was conducted at the house of forest guard Sadiq Hussain after getting a tip-off.“A police party, headed by Sub-Inspector Jahangir Ahmed, faced resistance from the family members of Sadiq as they resorted to stone-throwing. Later, more forces were called but the accused fled the spot, “ said SSP Yougal Manhas, who supervised the raid.“The store room was unlocked in the presence of a magistrate. The police recovered a large quantity of rum, beer and Army ration, including refined oil, rice and channa dal,” said the SSP.He added that Sadiq’s sons Azaz Ahmed and Amzad Hussain had been booked under Sections 109 and 409 of the RPC and Section 48 of the Excise Act.Giving details, the SSP said they recovered 87 bottles of rum and 96 cans of beer.The seized ration included eight bags of rice (4 quintals), five tins of refined coconut oil (16-litre each), 18 packets of tea (9 kg) and two bags of channa dal (60 kg). — OC