Shahjehanabad police have nabbed a 37-year-old person involved in transporting and selling of liquor illegally and seized a car used in the crime and 20 cartons of liquor worth Rs 1.75 lakh were seized from New Multi Shahjehanabad on Wednesday.
Police said that acting on a tip off regarding a Tata Indigo bearing registration number MP049TA-0801 carrying liquor was intercepted at near Idgah Hills and when the car was signaled to stop the driver tried to escape with the car but it was chased and caught. The car was searched and 20 cartons of liquor having 180 liter was found and when he questioned regarding the liquor he were not able to provide documents of license.
The miscreant was identified as Shankarlal Chouhan of Gandhi Nagar Bhopal. After the preliminary investigation police registered a case under section 34 (2) of the Excise Act.
The details of the illegally transport liquor would be investigated in the further investigation, said police. Police suspect that the accused was trying to transport the liquor and someone was with him at the time when he was caught but managed to escape while he was chased by the police.
The details of the car would be investigated as the car in owned by Prakash Lalwani and Indore RTO has facilitated the registration number of the vehicle. The involvement of the owner would be investigated. It would be investigated that the accused stole the car or took the car on rent, said police.