Teelajamalpura police has nabbed two miscreants in Teelajamalpura area and recovered illegally transported 72 litres of county-made liquor worth Rs 32,000 on Wednesday.
According to the police, acting of a tip-off, two youths were detained near Teelagoan culvert and when they were searched, 400 bottles of county-made liquor were recovered from their possession.
The two accused were identified as Sonu Thakur (32) and Sonu Vanshkaar(19) of Sharda Nagar.
Police said that the two were carrying liquor and failed to produce licence regarding the liquor and were nabbed. Two gunny sacks were seized from the accused. The source from which the two have obtained the liquor and where it was scheduled to be delivered would be investigated.
Finally, the accused were tracked and nabbed near Jalgaon culvert.
A case under section 34 (2) of the Excise Act was registered and further investigation has been started.
The two were carrying liquor over a scooter bearing registration number MP04UH1332 which was seized and details of which would be investigated as miscreants use stolen vehicles for committing crime and it would be checked whether the vehicle was stolen for illegal transportation of liquor .
Crime record of the nabbed accused would be investigated in the further investigation. The accused are residents of Sharda Nagar which is under Gautam Nagar police station area and crime record details of the two would be checked with the respective police station.