The crime branch Bhopal has nabbed three persons and seized around six boxes of India Made Foreign liquor (IMFl) worth Rs20,000, being illegally transported by them. The three nabbed collected liquor in the nearby villages of Tupadiya and Nipaniya Jaat and were going to later sell it at higher rates. The villages are in Gunga area. Acting on a tip-off, teams were formed and the areas were raided in which a person was nabbed with two boxes of liquor, who was identified as Ajay Kushawaha (19) of Kachi Barkheda under Bhopal district.
When Ajay was questioned, he confirmed about other accomplices involved in illegally transported liquor. later in the investigation, Saeed Khan (50) and Guddu alias Jamna (40) were nabbed with illegal liquor as they were not able to provide permission documents and were arrested by the crime branch police. From each of the three accused, two boxes each were recovered by the police.
All the nabbed accuseds are involved in agriculture work and were involved in illegal transport of liquor for making fast money. The accused were involved in the illegal trade for long and with the arrest, the nexus of illegal liquor trading would be unearthed and those involved in supplying liquor in different parts of the city.
Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) Shailendra Singh Chouhan said that the three were involved in illegally trading IMFl and have kept the liquor at different places. The three were nabbed from different places. The three have confirmed that they used to buy and collect liquor and later, sell it at higher rates. After the preliminary investigation, a case under Excise Act was registered and further investigation has been started.