Illegal liquor worth 50 thousand seized in Palamu

Medininagar, 21 March. Illegal liquor loaded in a truck was seized just five hundred meters away from Vishrampur police station in the district. Inspector of Excise Department Sanjay Kumar told on Tuesday that information was received that illegal liquor was loaded in a truck near Vishrampur police station. On the basis of information the truck was seized.

In the search of the truck, about 500 boxes of illicit liquor, worth about Rs 50 lakhs, have been recovered by hiding it in sacks of rice. Truck driver Pappu Ram has been arrested. There was a preparation to take illegal liquor from Gurdaspur in Punjab via Palamu to Bihar. But, the truck driver Pappu Ram lost his way and Pandu went away. While returning, the truck got stuck in a drain at a distance of 500 meters from Bishrampur police station. The arrested driver is a resident of Barmer district of Rajasthan. Illegal liquor businessman Sandeep Kumar is being told, through which liquor was being sent to Bihar. Police is investigating the matter.