Crawlspace under toilet seat, behind electrical sockets: Raid in Ahmedabad for illegal liquor leads police to bizarre spaces

Inspector RN Karmatiya of the LCB told The Indian Express that 792 bottles of whiskey and vodka and cans of beer have been seized during the raid.

Police said while several bottles of whiskey and cans of beer were unearthed from under a false crawlspace concealed under a toilet, bottles of vodka were recovered from behind electrical sockets, in spaces behind tiled walls, and other hidden spots inside the walls of the house.

Crawlspace under toilet seat, behind electrical sockets: Raid in Ahmedabad for illegal liquor leads police to bizarre spaces

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Though two women present at the house were detained earlier in the day, no arrests were made at the time of going to press.

When asked how the personnel decided to search in unusual places such as under the toilet, PI Karmatiya said, “We had received information about this place several times from local residents, saying that bootlegging was being carried out from this premises. However, no such liquor had been recovered in the past despite the house being searched 2-3 times.”

The Inspector further said, “We raided the premises at 4 am this morning (Monday) and decided to conduct a deep check, including in the structure of the house, leading us to the IMFL hidden in the toilet and the walls.”

When asked about any similar cases in the past, the officer said, “Previously, we had seen one such case in Mandal (a taluka in Ahmedabad) where IMFL was hidden in the wall behind the cupboards and in the floor under box beds.”