The Gunga police on the outskirts of the State Capital on Saturday booked a 38-year-old man for selling liquor illegally and recovered 461 bottles of country-made liquor worth Rs 27,000 from his possession from Kaalra village.
Acting on a tip-off, a grocery shop at Kaalra village was raided where bottles of county made liquor were found in the basement but the accused managed to escape.
Police found that the accused who escaped the spot was identified as Vinod Khatri of Kaalra village and used to illegally sell liquor from her aunt’s grocery shop. After the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 34 (2) of the Excise Act. The police have started the search for the absconding accused.
Police said that the accused used to sell the liquor from a hidden room the basement of grocery store owned by his aunt.
Role of aunt in helping the accused would be investigated as the accused was selling the liquor for years and the room is attached with the grocery room which suggests
that the owner of the grocery was aware of the illegally selling of liquor.
During the investigation police found that the accused used to sell and supply in the nearby areas. Others who have helped in the illegal selling would be investigated. The accused managed to avoid arrest as he was not present when raid was conducted and is still at large. The accused was operating for the past 7-8 years which would be investigated.