Kingpins of illicit liquor trade arrested

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, June 28

Tightening the noose around the persons involved in the illicit liquor trade, the Commissionernate Police arrested two kingpins of the trade on Sunday and seized liquor and an Activa with fake registration number. The accused have been identified as Arwinder Singh, alias, Sonu Thutha of Aman Nagar, Anil Kumar, alias Sonu Gas Wala of Kamal Vihar and Lakhbir Singh of Pannu Vihar.

Commissioner of Police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said Sonu Thutha and Sonu Gas vala were the bigwigs in the illicit liquor trade. He said Sonu Thutha was held under preventive charges (110 Section of the CrPC two days ago) and was facing 18 criminal cases of narcotics smuggling. There are more than 12 criminal cases against Sonu Gas Wala. Bhullar said the special operation unit of Commissionerate Police nabbed Sonu Gas Wala and his accomplice Lakhbir when they were going to smuggle three boxes of liquor on the Activa bearing registration number, (PB-65-B-1468) which was later found to be fake.

The CP said a case under Sections 482, 465,467, 471 of the IPC and the Excise Act was registered against them. Bhullar revealed that since April 1, the Commissionerate Police have registered 290 cases related to smuggling of illicit liquor, arrested 311 accused and seized 98.98 lakh ml illicit liquor. Bhullar said the directions had already been issued to police officers to wipe out the illicit liquor trade from the region.

Two held for illicit liquor sale

Nakodar: The Sadar police on Saturday arrested a villager for selling illicit liquor. The police said 20 bottles of illicit liquor were seized from the suspect identified as Sukhdev Singh, alias Kala, of Bir Pind village. A case under Sections 61,1, and14 of the Punjab Excise Act was registered. Meanwhile, the Shahkot police arrested Gaganpal Singh of Barra Jagir village with nine bottles of illicit liquor. OC