December 23, 2024

465 bottles of liquor recovered, mn held

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Srinagar, June 27 (HS) A man was arrested along with liquor in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

In police statement said that on Saturday during naka checking at Bumzoo KP Road, the SHO of Mattan PS along with his team stopped a man identified as Farooq Ahmad Ganai, resident of Seer Hamdan on suspicion. During search police recovered 25 bottles of liquor from his possession.

During questioning, he revealed that he had hidden a big stock of liquor outside his house. Police rushed to the spot and  recovered 440 bottles liquor bottles more buried in the yard of his house.

A case under Excise Act was registered against him and investigation was taken up.