Special Task Force (STF), Uttarakhand have arrested three bootleggers from Mathela crossing, Kirtinagar, Tehri and seized 200 Indian Made Foreign liquor (IMFl) crates worth Rs 10 lakhs and two vehicles from their possession on Saturday. The accused have been identified as Anil Kumar, resident of lakhibagh, Sana alias Raja, native of Kairana, Shamli (Uttar Pradesh) and Nisar Ahmed, native of Muzaffarnagar, said STF SSP P Renuka Devi on Saturday.
She said that STF has launched a drive against illegal supply of liquors from neighbouring States-Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.
Tipped that a notorious liquor peddler was supplying liquors at Karanprayag from Sonipat, the police team comprising sub-inspector Ashutosh Singh, chief constable Devendra Bharti, constables- Brajesh Chauhan and Santosh Kumar- and driver Deepak Bhandari was formed. later, the STF team plunged into action and seized two vehicles loaded with various IMFl brands from above places. Three persons were arrested from Kirtinagar.
A case under Excise Act and Section 207 of Motor Vehicle Act has been lodged against the accused in Kirtinagar police station, Tehri. Interrogated, the accused broke down and admitted their offences, police said. The accused are learnt to have said that they had brought it from Sonipat (Haryana) to supply at Karnaprayag.