Police recovered 135 crates of Indian Made Foreign liquor (IMFl) worth Rs 2.5 lakh from a mini truck near Raiwala on late Saturday night. The police team arrested one person from the spot while another was able to escape.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of Special Task Force (STF) stopped a mini truck (UK 12 CB 0337) at Raiwala on late Saturday night. The truck had a stack of hay meant for the fodder of cattle however the police team found 135 crates of IMFl stacked neatly below the hay. The STF arrested the driver of vehicle, lokesh Tapa, son of Vir Bahadur Thapa, a permanent resident of Pokhra town in Nepal from the spot while his accomplice Mintu, a resident of Satpuli Town in Pauri Garhwal was able to flee taking advantage of the cover of darkness.
The police have filed cases under Excise act and section 207 of Motor Vehicles Act on the culprits. On interrogation, Thapa who at present resides in Haryana said they were transporting the liquor which was manufactured in Arunachal Pradesh, from Bilaspur area of Ambala district in Haryana to Satpuli town and surrounding areas for sale of the liquor. Thapa who was driver of the vehicle told The Police that the illicit liquor belongs to Mintu, a resident of Satpuli town.
It is worth mentioning here that on May 12 the STF had confiscated 200 boxes of illicit liquor from a house belonging to a serving Colonel of army from Clement Town area of Dehradun. The army officer had given his house on rent. In last five months STF teams have confiscated 850 crates of illicit liquor in the state capital.
The STF team involved in late night operation of Saturday included Sub Inspector (SI) Tushar Bora, and Constables lokendra, Vijay Kamboj, Brijendra Chauhan and Deepak Bhandari.