The Haridwar police have seized liquor worth Rs 33 lakh which was being smuggled to Bijnor district of neighbouring Uttar Pradesh. The liquor was being transported in a truck. When the police stopped and approached the said truck, the driver and the cleaner abandoned the vehicle and ran away. The recovered liquor is of Haryana brand.
Speaking to this correspondent, Shyampur police station in-charge Deepak Singh Kathait said, "On Sunday night during routine checking drive, the police tried to stop a truck on Haridwar-Bijnor highway near Chandighat. The truck driver did not stop and accelerated further, breaking the barricades. Following them, our team caught up with the truck but both the driver and helper are absconding."The liquor was being smuggled concealed behind tin canisters of oil.
Beneath the oil tins were hidden cartons of liquor from diverse brands. The cost of liquor is estimated to be about Rs 33 lakh. In all 481 cartons of liquor were recovered, said the police.