Police has seized a truck for illegally transporting 4200 liquor bottles worth Rs 3.87 lakh near Halali hotel in the night on Monday.
After reaching to the spot on a tip-off, Sukhi Sewania police found the truck turned upside down, filled with liquor, bearing registration number RJ14 GH4854. As per police, truck driver has been absconding and recovery of liquor suggests that the liquor was illegally transported.
Police further added that the loading of the vehicle and scheduled delivery of the liquor could not be ascertained as the driver is still absconding and would be revealed after the driver is nabbed. Based on the registration number the truck driver and accused would be nabbed. The police have started to search for the accused.
The police have registered a case under section 34 (B) of the Excise Act and have started further investigation. During the investigation police found documents of vehicle and was registered in the name of Arun Singh Gautam of Jaipur Rajasthan. The boxes of liquor bottles were kept behind the crates inside the container and after the truck turned turtle liquor bottles broke and the total number of bottles of liquor would be provided in the further investigation.