Hanumanganj police arrested a bootlegger and recovered 54 Liters country made liquor worth over Rs 19500 near Israni Market on Sunday.
Instructions have been given by Police Commissioner, Bhopal, Harinarayanachari Mishra and Additional Commissioner of Police, Bhopal, Awadhesh Goswami to take effective action against drug peddlers and bootleggers.
Acting on a tip off Rakesh Singh Baghel, station in-charge Hanumanganj Inspector Awadhesh Singh Bhadauria formed a team and succeeded in seizing illegal liquor by arresting the accused.
The station in-charge Hanumanganj police station inspector Awadhesh Singh Bhadauria acted swiftly and dispatched team in a planned manner in two different routes, as a result of which a smuggler with illegal liquor on a scooter without vehicle registration number was spotted near Israni Market, who tried to escape after spotting police but was nabbed.
The nabbed accused was identified as Rohit Tilwani alias Tillu of Ram Nagar Idgah Hills Shahjahanabad. From his possession 300 bottles of country liquor kept in sacks total liquor 54 liters worth about Rs 19500 was seized.
After the preliminary investigation, a case under section 34 (A) of the Excise Act. The buyers of the liquor provided by the accused would be investigated in the further investigation.
The action was taken in the ongoing drive to curb the increasing number of illegal trade of liquor in the city and outskirts of the city and received good success in the past few months.
The crime record of the accused and his involvement in illegal transport of liquor would be investigated. The nexus behind the illegal liquor trade would be unearthed in the further investigation.