Illicit liquor bottles seized, one arrested in Jalandhar
Illicit liquor bottles seized, one arrested in Jalandhar
In a operation carried out on a tip-off, the Jalandhar police recovered 40 boxes (480 bottles) of Indian-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and country liquor from a Innova car in Jalandhar on Wednesday.
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The car driver was smuggling as many as 40 liquor boxes into Punjab from Chandigarh, police said.
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The accused has been identifies as Ganesh Kumar , a resident of Maqsudan . The police arrested him and seized 480 illicit liquor bottles from his procession whereas his aide fled away from the spot.
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According to the information, cops were patrolling near Jalandhar when they received information about the accused allegedly smuggling illegal liquor into Punjab from Chandigarh.
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Regarding this, a case under the Excise Act have been registered against him at the Jalandhar police station and the police have started investigation, said an official
