Excise Team Attacked with Sword During Illicit Liquor Raid in Chaibasa

ASI Mantu Agarwal Sustains Serious Neck and Back Injuries in Argundi Village Attack

Key Points:

• Excise team attacked with sword during hooch raid in Argundi village, Chaibasa
• ASI Mantu Agarwal seriously injured with sword blows to neck and back
• Attacker still at large; police conducting raids across the area

CHAIBASA – An excise department team conducting a raid on an illicit liquor manufacturing unit in Argundi village under Chaibasa Mufassil police station area was attacked with a sword, leaving one officer seriously injured.

According to available information, the team had entered a house as part of an anti-hooch operation. A person linked to the illegal liquor trade suddenly attacked the team with a sword.

ASI Mantu Agarwal bore the brunt of the assault. He sustained serious injuries from sword blows to his neck and back.

After targeting the ASI, the attacker also attempted to strike other team members. However, the remaining personnel managed to escape and save themselves.

The injured ASI was rushed to Sadar Hospital in Chaibasa for treatment. His condition is currently reported to be stable.

The attacker fled after the incident. Meanwhile, police have launched a search operation and are conducting raids across the area to apprehend the accused.

This attack represents a serious escalation in resistance to excise department raids on illegal liquor operations in Jharkhand. Illicit liquor manufacturing has remained a persistent problem in several rural areas of the state.

“The accused attacked without warning,” said a source close to the raiding team. “The ASI was struck multiple times before others could intervene.”