375 cartons of smuggled liquor seized

In a major haul, 375 cartons of smuggled liquor worth Rs 12 lakh were today seized from a mini-truck in Kharar area here, police said.

A team of district excise department intercepted the vehicle as a part of a drive and seized the cartons, they said.

The driver Baljit Singh, a resident of Haryana, has been arrested, they said, adding another accused Anil managed to escape.

The vehicle had a fake number plate of Arunachal Pradesh on it, they said.

Police have registered under various sections of the IPC in the matter.