500 liquor cases seized in Fatehabad

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 31

The Haryana Police today seized a consignment of 500 cases of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) from a container truck in Fatehabad. Two persons were arrested in this connection.

A Haryana Police spokesperson informed that a police party was present at a ‘naka’ on the national highway near the bus stand at Kharakheri village when it received a tip-off about a truck carrying a big consignment of illicit liquor worth lakhs of rupees.

Based on the input, the police team signalled to a truck bearing Gujarat registration number coming from Hisar side to stop for checking. The search of the vehicle led to the seizure of 500 liquor cases.

The accused were identified as Bhanwar Lal and Amra Ram, both natives of Jalaur district in Rajasthan.