Overview
- Acting on a tip-off, MBVV Crime Branch Unit 2 raided a Nalasopara East chawl on November 27 and detained Dharmaraj Babulal Nishad, 55.
- Officers seized 368 bottles of reputed brands in 750 ml and 180 ml sizes, 13 sacks of empty branded bottles, 1,100 caps, and about 200 ml of chemical mixture.
- The haul’s market value is pegged at roughly ₹12 lakh, with a police display valuation cited at ₹1,72,620.
- A case has been registered at Tulinj Police Station under the Maharashtra Prohibition Act and sections 318 and 274, according to officials.
- Investigators are tracing the alleged supply chain from Diu-Daman and Goa and seeking to identify additional suspects and distribution links.