Congress workers confiscate two trucks carrying 4,000 cases of liquor

Congress workers confiscated two trucks carrying more than 4,000 cases of IMFL liquor late Monday night.

Some workers got a tip-off that trucks laden with liquor would be coming into the Dera Baba Nanak area around midnight, sources said.

The workers were led by Udayveer Singh Randhawa, son of Congress candidate Jatinder Kaur.

They seized the contraband and handed it over to the police. The trucks were taken to the Ghanian-Ke-Bangar police station.

Sonu, the driver of one of the trucks, said he had loaded the liquor from near the Ajnala municipal committee. “The owner of the vehicles ordered me to take the liquor to Dera Baba Nanak. Both the trucks contained nearly 4,000 cases,” he said.

The driver refused to divulge the name of the truck owner.

Congress workers claimed that the liquor was on its way to the residence of an AAP loyalist in Shahpur Jajjan village which forms a part of Gurdaspur Assembly seat. An officer of the Batala police said investigations were on and a case would be registered soon.

“The trucks were being driven at breakneck speed near the Ghanian-Ke-Bangar police station. My men chased them and signalled them to stop. When they checked the trucks, they found nearly 4,000 cases of IMFL. We promptly called the cops and handed over the liquor and vehicles to them. It is now for the police to register an FIR,” said Udayveer.

He said that Ajnala town forms a part of the Assembly seat which is represented by Cabinet minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal.

Udayveer added that since the liquor was loaded from Ajnala town, the police should question the minister.

Meanwhile, AAP candidate Gurdeep Singh Randhawa said he had nothing to do with the trucks or the liquor.