Rudraprayag, Aug. 3 -- To maintain the sanctity and dignity of the Shri Kedarnath Yatra, the Rudraprayag Police have intensified their crackdown on the illegal trade of liquor and narcotics, officials said. Special security teams deployed during the pilgrimage have been keeping a strict vigil to curb smuggling activities.

Giving details of the ongoing operations to ANI, Rudraprayag Superintendent of Police (SP) Niharika Tomar said, "To uphold the sanctity and dignity of the pilgrimage to Kailasa Dham, we constituted teams in Rudraprayag district to take continuous action against illicit liquor and narcotics."

"So far, we have registered approximately 53 cases under the Excise Act and arrested 58 individuals. We have seized around 2,000 ...