Bilkharia police has nabbed a miscreant from Gairatganj forest area and recovered illegally transported 132 bottles of liquor worth Rs 1.1 lakh on Monday carried in a car; one woman escaped spot. According to the police when a car was signalled to stop a woman jumped from the car and escaped while driver was nabbed by police who was identified as Maharaj Singh alias Chotu(29). In the initial investigation when the was searched, 132 bottles of liquor were recovered from the car.
The nabbed accused revealed that the escaped woman was Susheela Bai who is involved in drug peddling and transporting of liquor illegally.
Police said that the accused carrying liquor failed to produce licence regarding the liquor. The source from which the two have obtained the liquor and where it was scheduled to be delivered would be revealed after the absconding woman would be nabbed as she was aware of the delivery of liquor.
Susheela hired Chotu and took him to Gairatganj and loaded liquor provided by a man and was on her way when they were spotted by police and liquor was seized. A case under section 34 (2) of the Excise Act was registered and further investigation has been started.
The accused were carrying liquor over a scooter bearing registration number MP04CS4896 which was seized and details of which would be investigated as the car belongs to a private service provider.
Meanwhile, the Gautam Nagar police has nabbed a drug peddler near Nariyalkheda square and recovered Cannabis worth Rs 50,000 from his possession; police have registered case and started investigation. Police said that acting on a tip-off regarding a man carrying drugs was nabbed near Nariyalkheda square and when he was searched 5 kg of Cannabis was recovered from his possession.