In a joint operation, crime branch and Ratibad police have nabbed two miscreants involved in illegally transporting and selling liquor near Kerwa Dam on Sunday and seized 11 cartons of country made liquor worth Rs 28000 from their possession.
According to the police, acting on a tip off regarding two men in a farm near Kerwa Dam were nabbed and recovered country made liquor from their possession.
The two and when they were questioned regarding the liquor they were not able to provide documents related to the liquor. The two miscreants were identified as Dharmendra Chouksey and Dharmendra Tripathi .
The two work at liquor shop. The two have been nabbed earlier for selling liquor illegally.
Police said that the nabbed accused confessed that used to sell the liquor but the sources of procuring liquor are yet to be found would be investigated in the further investigation.
The buyers of the liquor provided by the accused would be investigated in the further investigation. The police have registered a case under section 34 of the Excise Act.
The action was taken in the ongoing drive to curb the increasing number of illegal trade of liquor in the city and outskirts of the city and received good success in the past few months. The crime record of the two and their involvement in illegal transport of liquor would be investigated. The nexus behind the illegal liquor trade would be unearthed in the further investigation.