Assam Police and Army Bust CSD Liquor Diversion Near Misamari, Five Arrested

Overview

• A joint team seized about 150 cases of liquor near Misamari Railway Station as the load left an Army Canteen Stores Department depot.
• Officers arrested five people, including the depot in-charge, a security guard, two labourers, and the truck driver named by police.
• Police registered a case at Misamari station and also seized the vehicle that carried the consignment.
• Officials said the team acted on specific intelligence and intercepted the stock as it was being moved out of the depot premises.
• The Canteen Stores Department sells to serving personnel and families only, so diversions can drain canteen shelves and feed local black-market sales.