500 liquor boxes seized in Mohali

Mohali, August 14 The district police today seized 500 boxes of Chandigarh-made smuggled liquor, being carried in a truck. The truck driver, identified as Ranjit Singh Yadav (27), a resident of Haryana, was arrested. Kharar DSP Pal Singh said, “A...

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Updated At : 12:48 PM Aug 15, 2020 IST

Mohali, August 14

The district police today seized 500 boxes of Chandigarh-made smuggled liquor, being carried in a truck. The truck driver, identified as Ranjit Singh Yadav (27), a resident of Haryana, was arrested.

Kharar DSP Pal Singh said, “A blockade had been set up near Sunny Enclave. A truck (bearing Haryana registration number), coming from the Chandigarh side, was intercepted at the blockade. On checking, 500 boxes of Chandigarh-made whiskey, hidden inside the rice sack bags, were recovered.” The truck has been impounded and a case registered against the suspectat the Kharar city police station. — TNS