Police bust 'alcoholic ayurvedic syrup factory' in Punjab, bottles were sold through paan shops in Gujarat
Devbhumi Dwarka police have dismantled a factory located in Punjab that was producing alcoholic ayurvedic syrup exclusively intended for the Gujarat market. As per a TOI report, the factory had already shipped approximately two lakh bottles of this syrup to Gujarat in last one year.
During the police operation, a substantial amount of raw material, sufficient to produce an additional two lakh bottles of the syrup, was seized from the factory.
It is pertinent to note that the sale of alcohol is prohibited within Gujarat.
The alcoholic ayurvedic syrup was being deceptively marketed as an 'ayurvedic herbal drink' and being sold through paan shops across the state. The factory's operations were strategically poised for expansion, leveraging the rapid surge in consumer interest in the syrup.
The individual responsible for overseeing the production of the alcoholic syrup, Pankaj Khosla, was detained by the police.
The factory, situated in the Sangrur district of Punjab, was instrumental in the production of this substance. Earlier in the same month, the Dwarka police had already unveiled a similar factory operating in Changodar, Ahmedabad.
The breakthrough in uncovering the Punjab factory was a result of distributor Chirag Thobhani's revelation to investigators regarding the supplies being sourced from that state.
Thobhani was already in police custody due to his association with the Changodar factory.
Although Thobhani, an Ahmedabad resident, acted as a common link between the Changodar and Punjab factories, it is important to note that the suppliers and buyers for the syrup originating from these two factories differed. Thobhani's detainment was instigated by the statement provided by driver Akram Najir Banva, who was
