Liquor worth Rs 12.31 lakh seized from vehicle in Thane

Liquor worth Rs 12.31 lakh meant for unauthorized sale in Maharashtra was seized from a vehicle that met with an accident on Shil Daighar-Kalwa road in Thane district, police said on Saturday.

The accident took place on Thursday and a case has been registered against the owner of the vehicle, while efforts were on to nab the driver and cleaner who fled from the spot, a Mumbra police station official said.

The Indian Made Foreign Liquor, concealed in boxes with soap labels, was manufactured in Goa and its sale was prohibited in Maharashtra, he added.