Huge Jungle Raid in Car Nicobar Targets Illicit Liquor Operations

Tarun Karthick

Sri Vijaya Puram, 03 June 2025

In a serious crackdown on unlawful liquor manufacturing, police in Nicobar District carried out a jungle raid on May 31 within the dense forest areas of Perka (Headquarters), Car Nicobar. The operation was led underneath the direct supervision of Superintendent of Police, Mr. Rahul L. Nair, IPS, and executed with precision by the Station House Officer of PS Car Nicobar and an energetic crew of police personnel.

Acting on particular intelligence inputs, the crew launched a well-coordinated operation to focus on clandestine distillation models working deep throughout the forest. During the raid, officers found and destroyed roughly 4,500 litres of lahen—a fermented wash used within the manufacturing of illicit liquor—hidden in plastic containers and camouflaged amidst thick undergrowth.

Police additionally seized a number of distillation equipment and different associated supplies from the positioning, which have been taken into custody as a part of an ongoing investigation.

This raid is a part of a sustained district-wide marketing campaign to get rid of unlawful liquor actions from the Nicobar Islands. So far this 12 months, legislation enforcement companies have destroyed a complete of 11,890 litres of lahen and seized 259.8 litres of illicit liquor throughout a number of operations.

The May 31 raid was carried out underneath the supervision of Mr. Aditya Kumar, DANIPS, SDPO Campbell Bay, and underneath the general path of SP (D) Nicobar, Mr. Rahul L. Nair, IPS.

Police have urged the general public to stay vigilant and report any unlawful or suspicious actions. Citizens can contact the police through helpline numbers 112, 03192-265223, or 9531856152. All data will likely be saved strictly confidential, and informants will likely be suitably rewarded. (Story Based on PR)