Rs 15 lakh of illegal liquor concealed under cabbage in tempo, 2 held

  • | Monday | 4th March, 2019

"The seized liquor was worth Rs 10 lakh and the vehicle was worth Rs 5 lakh. KALYAN: State excise department's Konkan flying squad nabbed two persons carrying 120 liquor boxes worth Rs 15 lakh illegally from Dadra & Nagar Haveli, hidden among cabbages in a tempo. The excise department suspected the gang has earlier too transported liquor here but a probe is on.In February last year, liquor worth Rs 6 lakh was seized following a raid on the residence of Kalpesh Patel in Dadra & Nagar Haveli. The accused were planning to sell it at a higher price, as excise duty is high in the state. Kundankumar Chandora , from Rajasthan, and Jagdish Sutar were caught at Dugad phata on Vada-Bhiwandi road.

KALYAN: State excise department's Konkan flying squad nabbed two persons carrying 120 liquor boxes worth Rs 15 lakh illegally from Dadra & Nagar Haveli, hidden among cabbages in a tempo. Kundankumar Chandora , from Rajasthan, and Jagdish Sutar were caught at Dugad phata on Vada-Bhiwandi road. Acting on a tip-off, the flying squad, led by inspector Sudhir Pokale, laid a trap and stopped the tempo on suspicion.The team first found it was carrying cabbages, but when they checked further, by removing a plastic sheet, they found the liquor boxes.Pokale told TOI, "We found the liquor produced in Dadra & Nagar Haveli, where it is cheaper. The accused were planning to sell it at a higher price, as excise duty is high in the state."The seized liquor was worth Rs 10 lakh and the vehicle was worth Rs 5 lakh. A case under sections of Maharashtra Prohibition Act has been registered and a holiday court remanded them to five days' police custody on Sunday. The excise department suspected the gang has earlier too transported liquor here but a probe is on.In February last year, liquor worth Rs 6 lakh was seized following a raid on the residence of Kalpesh Patel in Dadra & Nagar Haveli.

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