Over 200 cartons of liquor seized, one held

Police have seized 205 cartons of liquor from a vehicle in Jhinjhana area of neighbouring Shamli district, a senior official said.

The liquor, being smuggled from Haryana, was seized from a vehicle on Karnal-Meerut highway yesterday, Circle Officer Rajesh Kumar Tiwari said.

A case has been registered against two people. Devender, resident of Hisar in Haryana, was arrested while his accomplice has escaped, the officer said.