A 41-year-old Palghar resident was caught by the forest patrolling team while transporting illicit liquor through the Nagla area of Sanjay Gandhi National Park. Officials said this was thanks to the increased patrolling in the Yeoor Range of the park since June. The team that caught the man was led by Range Forest Officer Rajendra Pawar. In the past one year a total of 20-25 illicit liquor brewing units have been demolished by forest department officials and guards at SGNP.

"For the past many months we have increased day-and-night patrolling. A few days back, we had got a tip-off from our sources about an illicit liquor brewing unit near a nullah in Nagla. We planned a strategy and patrolling on foot, spotted one person carrying a tyre tube. Our staff nabbed him and found illicit liquor inside the tube," Pawar told mid-day.