5 held for selling liquor illegally

Panchkula, May 11

The police here today claimed to have nabbed five persons for selling liquor in various parts of the district on Monday.

The arrested suspects have been identified as Dinesh Mehra, a resident of Housing Complex, Sector 14, Krishna Chand and Sandeep Kumar, both residents of Saketri, Sunil Jain, a resident of Jain Market, Kalka, and Arjun, a resident of Mani Majra, Chandigarh.

The police said Dinesh Mehra, an employee with a liquor vend, was arrested for selling liquor illegally near the Motor Market in the Mansa Devi Complex. Krishan Chand and Sandeep Kumar were arrested from near a liquor vend in Saketri, while Sunil Jain was arrested for selling liquor from inside a closed liquor vend at a market in Kalka. Arun was also arrested for selling liquor from a closed vend in Majri Chowk.

The suspects have been booked under Sections 88, 269 and 270 of the IPC and the Disaster Management Act – 2005. — TNS