Kolar police have nabbed a miscreant near C sector, Sarwadharam colony, and recovered illegally transported 13 cartons of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 1,17,610 in a car late in the night on Saturday.
According to the police acting of a tip off regarding a car carrying liquor illegally was tracked near Sarwadharam colony and when the car was checked 13 cartons were recovered from the car.
The driver failed to provide any document regarding liquor after which he was nabbed. The nabbed accused was identified as Navneet Singh Thakur (33) of Kolar.
Police said that the car bearing registration number MP04 CC6449 was seized. The source from which the accused have obtained the liquor and where it was scheduled to be delivered would be investigated.
From 13 carton police have recovered 154 bottles having 107.25 liters of IMFL worth Rs 1,17,610.
The accused was nabbed after the police received information that the accused is carrying liquor in the car towards his home in Sarvadharam Colony.
Based on the information of illegal transport of liquor when the police started to search for the miscreants of the provided description the accused was spotted with the car and was stopped for checking and when the car was checked liquor was recovered from the car.
A case under section 34(2) of the Excise Act was registered and further investigation has been started.
The details of the car is under investigation and would be checked that it was owned by the accused or stolen.