Liquor worth Rs 1.5 cr seized in Raj

Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 1.5 crore which was being illegally transported has been seized with the arrest of six persons here in three different cases, police said today.
"The liquor seized was being transported illegally in two trucks and one tanker. Six persons were also arrested in three cases yesterday. This is one of the major seizure in one day," SP Bikaner, Santosh Chalke said.
In the first incident, following a tip off, a police party intercepted a truck on Bikaner-Jaisalmer Highway yesterday and recovered 1,084 cartons of liquor bottles. Truck driver Sahab Singh and one Dalveer Singh were arrested in this connection.

Later, police also recovered 1,045 cartons in another truck. Both the driver, identified as Amandeep Singh, and helper Gurvindar Singh were arrested, police said.
In another incident, a police party that checked an oil tanker in a nearby Dungarh area in the district, also recovered liquor cartons. The tanker driver Hanumanaram and cleaner Raghunath have been arrested, Chalke said.