Three nabbed for smuggling liquor

Ludhiana, May 3

The police have arrested three persons for smuggling liquor in three raids conducted in different parts of the city on Sunday and seized 56 bottles of liquor from the accused. They have been booked under the Excise Act.

Nishat Kumar of Ashok Nagar was held from the rear side of the tyre market when he was waiting for his customers.

As many as 24 bottles of countrymade liquor were recovered from him.

In another raid conducted at Ramgarh village, Om Parkash was nabbed while selling liquor along the rear wall of a government school. The police seized 12 bottles of countrymade liquor during the search.

Kawaljit Kuma of Kaartar Nagar was arrested by the anti-smuggling cell of the CIA-3 on a tip-off. He was selling liquor at his residence. As many as 20 bottles of liquor, without label, were seized from him. — OC

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