Gujarat: Stopped by cops, man flees abandoning car with 720 bottles of whiskey, beer worth Rs 75,000

Ahmedabad | Friday | 26th June, 2020

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Ahmedabad: Gujarat Police on Wednesday seized a total of 720 bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 75,000 from a car in Banaskantha district of Gujarat.

Police have claimed that the driver of the car, a Maruti 800, allegedly abandoned the vehicle and fled when he was chased by the cops, an Indian Express report stated.

An FIR, in this case, has been lodged at Tharad police station.

The incident happened when a police team, patrolling in Karban village, asked the driver to stop when it found him moving suspiciously.

The driver did not stop but instead, tried to sped away.

When he was chased, the driver abandoned the car and fled, the FIR said.

The FIR stated: "We found a Maruti 800 car moving suspiciously on the Karban village road and asked the driver to halt.