In a joint operation Excise Department and police has nabbed two miscreants from Trilanga area under Shahpura police station area and recovered illegally stored 58 litres of liquor worth Rs 1.5 lakh in the wee hours on Sunday.
According to the police, acting of a tip-off raid was conducted at Shivalay Vihar in Bawadia Kalan and Mahakal Society at Trilanga and recovered 58 litres of liquor.
The two accused were identified as Kapil Varyani and Raj Shah.
Police said that the two failed to produce licence regarding the liquor which was found in large quantity and were nabbed. Liquor was kept in gunny sacks and cartons which were seized from the house of the two arrested. The source from which the two have obtained the liquor remained unknown.
A case under section 34 (2) of the Excise Act was registered and further investigation has been started.
Kapil has been involved in several works like property dealing, betting and liquor selling illegally for the past few years and Raj is also involved in the business.
The two have been using their influence to keep police at bay and their links with these people would be revealed from the mobile phones which have been seized by the police and details of the mobile phones would be investigated in the investigation.
Crime record of the nabbed accused would be investigated in the further investigation.