In an joint operation Jabalpur crime branch and Adhartal police arrested two persons carrying liquor worth Rs 85 lakh rupees in a truck seized from Dau Marriage Garden Tiraha on Jabalpur Katni Bypass road on Wednesday.Acting on a tip off team of Crime Branch and Adhartal police arrested two accused who were carrying liquor in a truck.
In-charge of Adhartal police Shailesh Mishra said that on the night of June 9, information was received that truck bearing registration number MP09HG0155 is carrying massive quantity of liquor.
After the truck was tracked two persons identified as Ashwini Sharma, a resident of Katni and Ramratan Rai of Katni were arrested. The truck was moving from Dhar to Shahdol and was carrying huge amount of liquor.
The driver and the conductor were arrested after the truck was stopped. On checking the tarpaulin of the truck, according to the receipt of transporter 1300 boxes of liquor were loaded in the truck and on top of the boxes, plastic sacks were found carrying liquor.
Accused were not able to provide satisfactory answer regarding the liquor kept in the truck was found to be illegal loaded in the truck being of the same company Siddhartha transport Transport, MP Transport Permit of Excise One copy of Invoice of Great Galen Ventures Ltd.
Police have registered action against accused under section 34(2) for violating the conditions of the permit.