Yesterday, this paper ran a front-page investigative report supported by extensive pictures, about how illicit liquor dens are flourishing inside the city’s Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). The report stated that as night falls at SGNP, tribals gather to brew illicit liquor. There are around 20 illicit alcohol brewing units that have come up in the woods near Vihar lake. They are also near the forested patch around Saibhangoda and famous Maroshipada, both near Aarey Milk Colony on the circumference of SGNP.

While the reporter staked life and limb while scouring the forest for the report, even getting some threats to keep away from the spot, while researching, it is evident that authorities and guards must be better equipped to tackle such activities.