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Updated November 18th, 2019 at 07:12 IST

UP: Ghaziabad Police seize illicit liquor worth Rs 50 lakh, one person arrested

The Ghaziabad Police on Sunday seized a truck containing illicit liquor worth Rs 50 lakhs, which was being smuggled from the state of Haryana.

Reported by: Varsha Chavan
UP
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The Ghaziabad Police on Sunday, November 17, seized a truck containing illicit liquor worth Rs 50 lakhs, which was being smuggled from the state of Haryana. The police arrested one person while another managed to escape. The accused was identified as Gurmail, while his absconding partner was identified as Taufiq. Gurmail allegedly informed the police that the liquor came from Shahpur Ambala in Haryana and he intended to supply it in Moradabad. The accused is currently under interrogation by the police.

Speaking to the media, the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ghaziabad Sudhir Kumar Singh, said, "There have been many cases of smuggling of illicit liquor recently. The solution to this problem is to establish proper police checking at the check posts and taking strict action against the perpetrators."

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Singh further stated that the police were trying very hard to nab all the people involved in liquor smuggling, and also trying to locate the places where the liquor is sold, in a move to discourage further smuggling attempts. A case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered against the accused.

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Another incident

On October 28, two persons allegedly carrying liquor worth Rs 30 lakh in a truck were arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district, police said. Saajid Ali, a resident of Shamli, and Mahendra Jatav from Meerut were nabbed at a roadside eatery in Navada village on the night of October 27, the UP Special Task Force (STF) said.

The accused illegally brought the liquor from Haryana, they said. Liquor worth Rs 30 lakh, the truck and a country-made pistol were seized, the STF said. During interrogation, Ali and Jatav told police that the kingpin of their gang is Irfan, a resident of Haryana, they said. The two men told police that Irfan runs an organised smuggling racket which, they said, illegally transports liquor from Punjab and Haryana to Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. A case has been registered against the duo under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Excise Act, and the Arms Act, the STF said.

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(with agencies input)

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Published November 18th, 2019 at 01:35 IST

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