294 cartons of illicit liquor seized, 2 held in Gurugram

More than 290 cartons of illicit liquor, which were being sneaked out of the city in a mini-truck, were seized by the Gurugram police. The police have arrested two persons, including the truck driver, for trying to smuggle liquor from Jhajjar to Bihar via Gurugram by hiding it between boxes of floor cleaner.

The police arrested the truck driver, identified as Om Prakash, a resident of Libaspur in Delhi; and his associate, Ramniwas, a resident of Rajiv Nagar in Agra (Uttar Pradesh). An FIR was registered against the duo.

According to the police, a team of the Manesar crime unit was informed that the vehicle, loaded with illicit liquor, would reach Gurugram via KMP Expressway on Wednesday night. The police team, led by Sub-Inspector Lalit Kumar, put up a barricade near the Pachgaon toll plaza on KMP and when the vehicle reached near the barricade, the duo tried to escape, but was caught by the team.

When the police searched the vehicle, they found illicit liquor in it. A total of 294 cartons of English liquor, hidden under the boxes of floor cleaner, were seized. “The liquor was to be taken from Jhajjar to Bihar via KMP Expressway. We are questioning the accused to get the information about other co-accused,” said a police spokesperson.