Crime branch arrested a liquor smuggler carrying 72 liters of country made liquor in a Tata Sumo car seized from Bajaria trisection on Saturday; seized liquor and car are worth Rs 3.2 lakh.
Acting on a tip off on Saturday regarding a man carrying liquor illegally was tracked at Bajaria intersection on its way towards the railway station in a Tata Sumo car bearing registration number MP04T8507. The police team spotted the Tata Sumo, stopped it and asked the name of the car driver who was identified as Hariprasad Ahirwar (55) of Eintkhedi.
In the investigation when the car of the suspect was searched, 8 cartons were found inside, in which country made liquor was found and in the lack of valid documents he was arrested. The police have registered a case under section 34(2) of the Excise Act. Meanwhile Bairagarh police have arrested two burglars near One Tree Hills area who have targeted Jhulelal temple and recovered burgled valuables from their possession. The police have nabbed Sanjay alias Sanju and Suresh Kumar Yogi of Harda.
Police came into action after a complaint was made by Rajkumar Badhwani of burglary at Sai Jhulelal Chaliha. Unidentified thief broke the lock of the donation box of Sai Jhulelal temple, a case was registered and investigation was started.
During which information was received that two persons roaming suspiciously near Shiv temple were detained and brought to the police station. The two accepted the incident at the temple. Sanjay alias Sanju is a notorious criminal of Harda and has been booked for over a dozen cases of robbery and theft cases.