Raj Sadosh/Abohar.
Hanumangarh Town Police, on accurate information from the District Special Team (DST), seized a truck that was illegally carrying English liq
uor near Chauhilanwali on Amritsar-Jamnagar road. A total of 380 boxes of liquor were recovered from the truck, the market value of which was estimated to be more than Rs 70 lakh. This consignment was loaded at Chandigarh for supply to Gujarat. Two individuals have been arrested from the spot.
This action was taken on the direction of Superintendent of Police B. Aditya. It was carried out under the leadership of Hanumangarh DSP Meenakshi Saharan. As soon as the information about DST was received, the team blocked the expressway, stopped the truck and conducted a thorough search. Both the suspects were taken into custody as soon as the consignment of liquor being carried hidden in the truck was recovered. The arrested accuseds have been identified as Sanjay Nayak resident of Pakka Saharan and Vinod Nayak resident of Sardarpura.
Through interrogation, the police are busy gathering information about the consignor and consignee and other linked people. Sub-Inspector Ramker of Hanumangarh police station, ASI Kishore of Lakhuwali outpost and SI Tara Chand in-charge of DST Sector Hanumangarh, Head Constable Rakesh Meena and Constables Devkaran, Farukh and Jotram and others were in the team.
Bharat Mala Expressway passing through Hanumangarh has in recent years emerged as a major route for illicit liquor smuggling from Punjab, Chandigarh and Haryana to Gujarat.
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