Andhra Pradesh: SEB conducts cordon and search operation in island village
The Hindu
850 litres of jaggery wash destroyed in Kolleru Lake area
In a joint operation, the officials of the Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) and the Thotlavallur police, conducted a cordon and search operation at Kanigiri Lanka village in Krishna district on Tuesday.
The team under the supervision of Vijayawada Police Commissioner Kanthi Rana Tata, SEB Additional SP Moka Satti Babu, searched houses and fields in the island village, said SEB Commissioner Vineet Brijlal.
The SEB police also checked the suspects and explained the consequences, if they prepared country-made liquor.
In a separate raid conducted in the Kolleru Lake area on Tuesday, a team led by Eluru DSP O. Dileep Kiran raided a ID liquor manufacturing unit and destroyed about 850 litres of fermented jaggery wash. Arrack, a stove, utensils and other material used for making country-made liquor were seized, said West Godavari Superintendent of Police Rahul Dev Sharma.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.