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Crime
Excise Department Seizes Illegal Liquor Factory on Narmada River in Mandla
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 15 Nov 2026, 11:00 PM
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The Madhya Pradesh Excise Department carried out a large‑scale raid in Mandla, uncovering an illegal liquor manufacturing unit on the banks of the Narmada River.
The Excise Department of Madhya Pradesh launched a coordinated operation in the town of Mandla on Thursday, targeting a clandestine distillery set up along the Narmada River. Officers arrived in a convoy, sealed off the riverbank area and systematically searched the premises, ultimately discovering a fully equipped illegal liquor production facility.
Investigators reported that the raid uncovered multiple large vats, fermenters and bottling lines, along with a stock of unlicensed spirit ready for distribution. Seized items included raw materials, finished bottles and documentation that suggested the operation was supplying illicit alcohol to nearby markets.
Senior Excise Officer Rajesh Sharma, who led the operation, said the department had been monitoring the site for weeks based on intelligence inputs. "We are committed to curbing the production and sale of illicit liquor, which poses serious health risks and deprives the state of revenue," he stated. The seized liquor will be destroyed, and legal proceedings against the owners are underway.
The department has also informed local law‑enforcement agencies to intensify surveillance in the region to prevent similar setups from emerging along the riverbanks.
Investigators reported that the raid uncovered multiple large vats, fermenters and bottling lines, along with a stock of unlicensed spirit ready for distribution. Seized items included raw materials, finished bottles and documentation that suggested the operation was supplying illicit alcohol to nearby markets.
Senior Excise Officer Rajesh Sharma, who led the operation, said the department had been monitoring the site for weeks based on intelligence inputs. "We are committed to curbing the production and sale of illicit liquor, which poses serious health risks and deprives the state of revenue," he stated. The seized liquor will be destroyed, and legal proceedings against the owners are underway.
The department has also informed local law‑enforcement agencies to intensify surveillance in the region to prevent similar setups from emerging along the riverbanks.