M Kaimuanthang
Churachandpur, Mar 24 : In a drive against sale of Indian made foreign liquor and other locally brewed liquor at markets of Churachandpur police raided certain areas today from about 3 pm and made huge seizures including 15 full bottles of Contessa, 23 Old Monk , one full bottle of Master Stroke, 60 bottles of BP quarter, three full and one half bottle.
They also made seizures of five quarters OC, two full bottles and one half, four RS quarters and one full bottle apart from three full bottles of Honey Bee, one full RC, nine full bottles White Magic and about 26 litres of country made liquor.
The drive was led by additional SP Herojit, MPS, and was conducted at the super market area and wine vendors along the Tiddim Road in old bazar area.
The additional SP while speaking to the press said that such drives would continue at some other local vendors in the days to come till the menace was eradicated.
In another significant development, the 27 Sector AR conducted a bike rally today with an aim to bring peace and harmony at Churachandpur in particular and the rest of the state in general.
Today`s rally kicked off from about 9 am from the peace ground at Tuibuang with Rajeev Pan flagging off the rally.
Altogether 70 motorcyclists took part in the rally and rode along the Tiddim Road upto Mantripukhri in Imphal.
At the same time another group moved from Singngat to Churachandpur town along the Tiddim road and also from Chiangpi along the Tipaimukh road towards Churachandpur, said sources from the army.