Delhi Police has arrested a 51-year-old man and two security guards for allegedly procuring liqour meant for defence personnel with stickers of CSD canteen illegally and later selling them at a higher rate to customers in National Capital.
The accused identified as Sushant Behra (26) and Som Nath Barik (28), both natives of Odisha, worked as security guards at an apartment in Tilak Marg. Police said that the two worked for one Pradeep Kumar, who had been running a vegetable shop on rent from the same society for the last 30 years. According to Dr Eish Singhal, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), New Delhi district, acting on a tip off received through Military Intelligence Wing that two guards of Sangli Apartments are illegally accumulating the liquor meant for CSD canteen, a team was deployed near the spot. “One police constable was deployed as decoy customer and he struck a deal with the two guards for purchasing 24 bottles of Old Monk rum. Subsequently, they were nabbed and 24 bottles of liquor with stickers of “CSD Canteen Sale Only” were recovered on their instance,” said the DCP.