Published on : 20 Nov 2025, 4:23 pm

Dibrugarh: A huge crackdown was launched on the illegal liquor trade in Dibrugarh after police raided a tea shop–cum–hotel located at Red Cross Road in Graham Bazar. Following a tip-off, police conducted a massive search operation and recovered a large stock of illegal foreign liquor hidden inside the establishment.

According to officials, the hotel, which was operated by a resident named Mukesh Shah, had allegedly been running an illicit liquor business for quite some time in the guise of a sweet shop cum small eatery. The raid exposed the scale of the illegal activity, raising concerns about how long the business had been functioning undetected.

Adding to the sensitivity of the situation, the hotel stands opposite a Shani Temple, making the ill

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