Shah Basit/ Rayees Shah
The Jammu Kashmir Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested two persons including a non-local with thirty bottles of illicit liquor in the Ganderbal district of Central Kashmir.
An official told The Kashmiriyat that on the directions of SSP Ganderbal Khalil Ahmad Poswal, a snap Naka was established at Gulab Sheikh crossing by SHO Police station Safapora, Arshid Ahmed.
He said that During the checking, an Alto car bearing registration number JK 01R-4894 traveling from Bandipora towards Safapora was halted at the Naka point but men on board in the vehicle tried to escape the checking point, meanwhile, the Police party stopped them tactically.
During checking of the said vehicle 30 bottles of illicit liquor viz; XXX Rum (24 bottles), Imperial blue (02 bottles) and Godfather (04 bottles) has been recovered from these bootleggers namely Bagawan Patra R/O Odisha and Mushtaq Ahmad Rather R/O Ajas Bandipora were carrying illegally.
He said that the Illegal liquor was seized on the spot along with the vehicle and both the accused were also arrested.
In this regard a case FIR No. 01/2021 under section 50 excise act has been registered at Police Station Safapora and investigation is taken up.