Four smugglers held with 250 liquor cases

Ludhiana, July 22

The CIA wing of the Ludhiana rural police have nabbed four liquor smugglers and recovered 250 cases of illegal liquor from them. Those arrested have been identified as Balraj Singh, alias Raj, a resident of Rajpura, Sukhdev Singh, a resident of Kauli village in Patiala, Sandeep Singh, a resident of Mangewal in Patiala and Harpreet Singh Laddi.

The investigation officer (IO), Sub Inspector Gursewak Singh, said secret information was received about four persons into the notorious trade of illegal liquor smuggling. They used to bring illegal liquor from other states, the IO added. Accordingly, a police party laid a naka near the Chachradi drain bridge, Jagraon, where a truck same was stopped for checking, the IO said. During search of the truck 250 cases of illegal liquor were recovered, the IO added. A case was registered against smugglers under the Excise Act and further probe launched to nab the main supplier, the IO said.

Two Koom Kalan residents held with 170 liquor cases

During a special drive the police have arrested two smugglers and recovered 170 illegal liquor cases from their possession. The liquor smugglers have been identified as Jagga Singh and Gulab Singh, both residents of Haider Nagar, Koom Kalan.

The ADCP, Rupinder Kaur Sran, said police party of the Jamalpur police station laid a naka on the Chandigarh road where car-borne smugglers were signalled to stop for checking. Instead of stopping their vehicle, smugglers tried to flee, but the police party chased them and managed to bring them to halt, the ADCP added.

During search of the car 170 boxes of illegal liquor were recovered, the ADCP said. Both smugglers had notorious background, the ADCP added. Jagga was already facing six cases of liquor smuggling, the ADCP said. Gulab was facing one case of liquor smuggling and two other crime cases, the ADCP added. Police remand of smugglers would be sought from the court to bust illegal liquor supply line, the ADCP said.—TNS

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