The Habibganj police have arrested a person carrying hand sanitizer and liquor bottles which were meant to be sold as liquor substitute along with the liquor in Shyam Nagar and recovered 22 packed bottles of sanatiserand 35 bottles of liquor worth Rs 9000.
After the information was received, a police team rushed to spot and found a man and was detained. The man was carrying a bag and when the bag was checked bottles of whisky and Sanitiser were found.
In the investigation when his bag was checked, it was found that 35 Goa Whisky bottles were there and 22 bottles of Clean Sweep Hand Sanitiser (Tiger) each of 500 gm were found.
The man identified as Sandeep Kumar Purbiya (30) of Bamari Hoshangabad failed to provide documents of liquor and sanitiser he was carrying.
Police said that after receiving information about fake sanitizers action was taken.
During the investigation the accused revealed that he brought sanitiser to be sold as an intoxicating substance.
Police have registered a case under section 34(1) of the Excise Act.
In the further investigation police would search for the source of procurement of liquor and sanitiser.
The past criminal record of the accused would be checked with his concerned police station.