Four people, including a Border Security Force (BSF) jawan, were arrested for their alleged involvement in illegal liquor trade on Sunday.
Bhubaneswar Excise personnel seized a vehicle and 800 litres of foreign liquor bottles worth `3 lakh from their possession and forwarded them to court. The accused were BSF jawan Shushant Kumar Behera, driver Umesh Pradhan, Amulya Sethi and Tutu Behera. While Umesh is a native of Daruthenga in Chandka, other two in fake uniform are from Ganjam district.
Acting on a tip-off, the city Excise personnel intercepted the vehicle carrying the liquor near the Railway station along the Cuttack Road and nabbed four people. According to Excise officials, the liquor was being transported from Meghalaya to the Jagannathprasad area in Ganjam district.
The seizure was done by the Excise personnel during the patrolling, a part of the security measures for the Durga Puja festival in the city, to check illegal flow of liquor and other such items. Excise personnel have started investigation in the matter to know their criminal antecedents and also to ascertain whether they have committed such illegalities in the past.