Bootleggers were nabbed with liquor worth Rs 13 lakhs in a special drive launched by the authorities on the Western Railway.

During the drive carried out till August 2021, the Railway Protection Force of Western Railway arrested 222 bootleggers and seized 14,344.35 litres of liquor worth more than Rs 13.15 lakhs while registering 239 cases.  

Concerned about bootlegging activities happening in train and railway premises along its route, the RPF cracked down on the criminals through special-formed RPF teams – under the directions of P C Sinha, Principal Chief Security Commissioner – combing the six divisions on the Western Railway, according to a WR release.