The Berasia police seized around 50 cartons of India Made Foreign liquor (IMFl) worth Rs1.60 lakh during checking drive on Thursday night in Berasia area.
According to the police, acting on a tip off a vehicle — Toyota Qualis bearing registration number MP04-HB-0427 was stopped and when the vehicle was searched around 50 cartons of liquor were found.
The driver of the vehicle Vijay Borase claimed that the vehicle was owned by a former BJP legislator but the police have denied any confession made by the nabbed accused.
SDOP of Berasia Shanu Aftab Ali said that the arrestec driver was involved in illegal trading of liquor for the past several years and had accepted that the liquors were to be delivered in Bhopal. However, before its delivery the accused was successfully nabbed, he added.
When asked about alleged involvement of a former BJP MlA behind the illegal liquor trading the police officer denied any such information and claimed that the accused was behind the illegal liquor trading. The driver reportedly told police that he was carrying the liquor from Pilukhedi to Bhopal. The police have registered a case under Section 34(2) of the Excise Act.
Police suspected that the liquors were scheduled to be delivered in areas where the Urban bodies’ elections would be conducted but at the moment nothing concrete had been found and would be investigated.
The details of the vehicle would be searched and the culprits behind the nexus would be arrested and action would be taken.