Kohima: Mokokchung police are cracking down on illicit booze. Senior Superintendent of Police Vesuprа Kezo issued a public notice on September 30 warning landlords and property owners that they face legal consequences if they allow their rented spaces to be used for storing or selling liquor. The enforcement follows the Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition Act of 1989.
Landlords must stay vigilant. Kezo urged owners to report any suspicious tenant behavior to the nearest police station, excise authority, ward authority, or village council immediately. Authorities will initiate legal action against anyone who knowingly permits or abets these criminal activities on their premises.
The threat extends to the sale of dangerous products. Police warned that any person found facilitating the distribution of spurious or adulterated liquor, especially if it leads to injury or death, faces separate criminal charges. These cases will be investigated under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita of 2023 along with other applicable laws. "Any owner, landlord, tenant, seller, supplier or other person found to have knowingly participated in or facilitated such activity will be proceeded against in accordance with law, subject to the evidence collected during investigation," the notice stated.
Police want cooperation. They are asking ward unions, village councils, and civil society groups to spread the word to stop further loss of life in the district.
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