The Crime branch Bhopal nabbed five persons involved in transporting and selling of illicit liquor from Abbas Nagar area and seized 238 bottles of country made liquor worth Rs 17000 on Thursday.
In a drive to curb the increasing number of illegal liquor trade in the city and nearby areas continuous search at different places is conducted and during the search acting on a tip off five persons were nabbed who carrying bottles of country were made liquor.
ASP (Crime Branch) Rashmi Shukla said that the four were nabbed during search in which it was found that the four used to sell liquor illegally in remote rural areas.
Acting on a tip off Bhori Singh, Manoj kumar , Nihal singh, Gyan Singh and Rinku were nabbed who were carrying bottles of liquor and when they were asked regarding the liquor they were not able to provide the details and were seized, she added.
Shukla said that the nabbed accused used to work for contractor of liquor shop who would be investigated.
Police said that the areas where the absconding accused used to sell liquor would be identified and it would be investigated that the accused have their network of selling the illegal liquor was supported by the locals.
The police have registered a case under section 34 (2) of Excise Act. The vehicle was also seized along with the illegally transported liquor.
During the further investigation the details of the nabbed accused would be searched. The accused have been involved in the illegal transport and selling of liquor and had made customers in different areas.