Bootlegger held with 3600 pouches of illicit liquor in J&K

Police today arrested a bootlegger following recovery of huge quantity of illicit liquor at his instance in Qazigund area of south Kashmir Anantnag district.

"Acting on specific information, a police party headed by SHO Qazigund raided a Dhaba at Nipora-Vessu belonging to Manzoor Ahmed Rather alias Mansatta in Qazigund.

"On search of the Dhaba, police recovered 3600 pouches of illicit liquor and 140 bottles of beer," a police spokesman said.

He said police took the accused in custody and and registered a case under section 50 Excise Act against him.

The arrested person is an accused in nine other similar cases registered in Police station Qazigund, he added.