Expired Transport Permit (TP) was used in transporting liquor. A hotel owner, two managers of liquor shop and a salesman involved in transporting and selling of liquor illegally were nabbed and seized liquor worth Rs 35000 from their possession on Sunday.
On Sunday intensifying the search for curbing the increasing activities of selling liquor illegally under the special drive by crime branch four persons from different areas were nabbed and liquor was seized from their possession.
Acting on a tip-off, a hotel was raided at Bhojpur road was raided and manager Mohit Dangi (19) and salesman Sonu Thakur (22) were found selling liquor illegally which was provided by manager of liquor shop at 11 mile Vishwanath Yadav Singh (37) and recovered liquor worth Rs 24000.
In the initial investigation Mohit confessed that the liquor was provided by manager of liquor shop at 11 mile at Hoshangabad road.
Another person was nabbed by crime branch near liquor shop at Hamidia road and seized liquor worth Rs 11000.
The nabbed person was not able to provide the license for transporting the liquor and the license provided by the accused expired on July 23 and was not renewed by the accused.
Nabbed accused was identified as Puroshottam Nem(48) who works as manager with Rajdoot hotel.
Accused was nabbed after receiving information regarding a person carrying liquor which would be sold illegally and when the accused was nabbed it was found true.
Police have registered case under excise act and have started further investigation.