Hyderabad, Oct.4 (NSS): On a tip-off on Thursday, Inspector Shivaprasad of Kadthal Police Station, along with his team, conducted a raid at the residence of Palakurthi Raghavender in Sarikonda village. During the search, it was revealed that Raghavender was involved in the illegal manufacturing and selling of spurious toddy (Kalti Kallu).
Four plastic drums filled with spurious toddy were found in a Bolero vehicle. Raghavender admitted to mixing ammonium bicarbonate powder and citric acid with locally sourced toddy to manufacture spurious toddy. He confessed to selling the spurious toddy in Hyderabad. The police seized 2kg ammonium bicarbonate powder, 900 litres of spurious toddy, one empty citric acid container and a Bolero vehicle.
A case has been registered in crime no. 291/2024 u/s 34(a) TSEA Act 1968 against Raghavender.
