Ratibad police have nabbed two miscreants including a minor from Dobra area under and recovered illegally stored 60 litres of liquor worth Rs 60,000 late in the night on Thursday.
According to the police, acting on a tip-off two persons on a scooter were nabbed carrying a cane filled with country made liquor and recovered 60 litres of liquor.
The two accused were identified as Ram Singh Kanesh while other accused was a minor.
Police said that the two failed to produce licence regarding the liquor which was found in large quantity and were nabbed. Liquor was kept in cane which was seized from the two arrested. The source from which the two have obtained the liquor was revealed by the two in the investigation.
A case under section 34 (2) of the Excise Act was registered and further investigation has been started. Section 77 and 177 of the MV Act was also imposed as scooter was not having registration number plate.
During the investigation police found that the accused Ram would collect liquor by tribals of his village and would sell it in the nearby areas of Ratibad.
The accused lured minors to help with their vehicles for transporting liquor and would provided Rs 200 for the wrok.
Police have recovered scooter without bearing registration number from the minor and would be investigated that the scooter was stolen for transporting liquor or owned by the nabbed accused. Crime record of the nabbed accused would be investigated in the further investigation.