Piplia Mandi police of the district have recovered 962 boxes of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth over Rs 1 crore from a container on the highway and two accused have been arrested from the spot said SP Anurag Sujania at a press conference.
SP Sujania said that the Piplia Mandi police station had received information about illegal liquor transportation in large quantities. On which the team of TI Narendra Yadav and SI Rakesh Chowdhary checked at Mhow Neemuch four lane highway by stopping a truck container bearing number RJ02 GA2635 was seized and detained driver Hiraram Chowdhary (30) and Jetharam Jat (29).
During the search, 962 cartons of illegal IMFL kept in the container were recovered, which was 8623 liters. It included liquor of different brands.
In police interrogation, both the accused told that they have brought illegal liquor from Punjab Ludhiana and were taking it to Gujarat. However, a bill has also been found from them, in which auto parts have been shown and it is up to Mumbai. The value of the seized liquor is Rs 1.03 crore. Police said that remand will be sought by presenting both the accused in the court, more revelations are expected from the accused.
The details of the liquor in the container is yet to be verified. It is clear that the two detained were not having any document to carry the liquor and were carrying other documents than that of liquor.
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.