Haryana man held with 131 cartons of illicit liquor

The police arrested Ravi while his co-accused Sandeep alias Sonu, a resident of Jhajjar district in Haryana, managed to escape, Singla said.

A 25-year-old man was arrested after 131 cartons of illicit liquor were seized from his possession, police said Sunday.

The accused was identified as Ravi, a resident of Jhajjar district in Haryana, said Additional Commissioner of Police (crime) A K Singla.

Acting on a tip-off, a team was constituted to conduct raids near Madanpur village.

On Sunday at around 1.30 am, the team intercepted two vehicles.

The police arrested Ravi while his co-accused Sandeep alias Sonu, a resident of Jhajjar district in Haryana, managed to escape, Singla said.

During interrogation, Ravi disclosed that he used to work with Ola as a driver. Later, he came in contact with Sandeep and started smuggling liquor, the official said.

They used to smuggle liquor once a week across the Haryana border. They had loaded their vehicles at Pai village in Sonipat.

The liquor was meant to be supplied to bootleggers in outer Delhi area, Singla said.

A case has been registered and efforts are underway to arrest Sandeep, he added.