Woman bootlegger, two others arrested

Three liquor smugglers, including a 55-year-old woman bootlegger, were arrested in three separate incidents and 162 bottles of Haryana-made illicit liquor was recovered from their possession, police said today.
In view of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, a drive has been launched to curb liquor smuggling in the capital, they said.
According to the police, the woman identified as Krishna, a resident of Jwalapuri area, was yesterday arrested by a police team which was patrolling in the and recovered 52 quarter bottles of Haryana-made liquor.
Krishna told police that she used to get good money by selling Haryana-made liquor when liquor outlets remained shut.

In the second incident, police yesterday arrested one Sonu from Nangloi area and recovered 92 quarters of Haryana-made liquor from his possession.
Shiv Kumar, a liquor smuggler, was also arrested from Punjabi Bagh and 18 bottles of Haryana-made liquor recovered from him.