With the arrest of two bootleggers, the Delhi Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted an inter-state gang involved in supplying illicit liquor in national Capital. Police have also recovered 30 cartons of country made liquors from the possession of the duo.
The accused have been identified as Anand Raj alias Prince (20), a resident of Gurugram's Narshingpur village and Balraj (28), a resident of village Bhati Kalan in Delhi.
According to Atul Kumar Thakur, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South district, pickets were put on Wednesday morning at all entry points of village Maidan Garhi.
"At around 07:30 AM, the police team on picket found the movement of one Maruti Alto car suspicious following which the police team chased it and stopped the car. During checking of the vehicle a total 30 cartons of country made liquors with market value around Rs 85,000 were recovered," said the DCP.
"Subsequently, a case under section 33/58 of Excise Act was registered at Maidan Garhi police station and the driver of the car Anand and one other person identified as Balraj were placed under arrest," said the DCP.
"During interrogation, the accused revealed that they are the part of the inter-state gang of illicit suppliers and they have been supplying illicit liquor to Maidan Garhi, Sangam Vihar, Fatehpur Beri and Mehrauli area through the forest route. Since the police started patrolling in forest route area and arrested some suppliers, they started supplying liquor through Maidan Garhi road to the local sellers," said the DCP.