MOHALI: Police, along with the excise department, arrested a miscreant and recovered illicit liquor from him. The accused has been identified as 24-year-old Sahil Sachdeva of Derabassi, who runs a shop in Zirakpur.
Superintendent of police, Rural, Dr Ravjot Kaur Grewal said, “We have recovered 10 boxes of illicit liquor in two separate cases. These were meant for sale in Chandigarh only. Also, a Chandigarh registered Swift car, which the arrested miscreant used for smuggling liquor, has been recovered.”
Police said they received information on Tuesday that Sahil used to get liquor from Chandigarh and Haryana in his car. After parking his vehicle outside his shop, he used to sell the liquor at higher prices. A case has been registered under the Excise Act. Police claimed to have recovered 40 bottles from his car when a raid was conducted.
In in the second case, police received a tip-off that two residents of Jind, Haryana who live in Zirakpur on rent used to get liquor from Chandigarh at lower price and sell it in Zirakpur at higher price.
“Another case was registered and a raid was conducted at the rented apartment of both these miscreants, who are yet to be arrested. We recovered five boxes of liquor along with 20 bottles,” a police official said.
