Three jailed for fake surety

 

Ludhiana: The police have recovered 235 cases of illicit liquor from five smugglers in three separate cases. Three of the smugglers were nabbed while two managed to give a slip to the police. In the first case, the police recovered 210 cases of illicit liquor and booked three persons namely Sanjiv Kumar of Daba colony, Jaspreet Singh of Shimlapuri, and Gurmeet Singh of New Aman Nagar. IO ASI Kulwant Singh said a tip-off was received that some people had a huge stock of illicit liquor in a Bolero. The police conducted raid near Mata Tej Kaur Memorial, Daba. In another case, the Jamalpur police arrested a person and recovered 30 cases of illicit liquor from him. The accused has been identified as Sanju Singh Dhaliwal of Ashok Vihar, Jalandhar. IO ASI Jasvir Singh said a Bolero was stopped for checking at Jandiali cut, which led to the recovery of liquor.  In third case, the CIA wing held Ajay Kumar of Ekjot Nagar and recovered five cases of liquor from him. Cases under the Excise Act were registered. TNS