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A unique case of liquor smuggling has come to light in Araria, Bihar. Here liquor worth about Rs 50 lakh was being transported in a transformer, which has been confiscated by the police. The police were also surprised to see liquor inside this transformer kept in a mini truck in Char Road area of Narpatganj.
Police have arrested two accused
In Araria, the police busted such a scheme of liquor smuggling that the onlookers were stunned. The smugglers had filled liquor inside the transformer. When the police stopped the truck on Narpatganj 4 Road, the officers were surprised to see liquor worth Rs 50 lakh hidden inside the transformer. Two accused from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand involved in smuggling have been arrested, they are currently being interrogated.
This liquor was taken to Darbhanga from Arunachal Pradesh.
Police said that the liquor was being taken from Arunachal Pradesh to Darbhanga, which the smugglers were hiding in a transformer and entering Bihar. Giving information, Araria SP Amit Ranjan said that the arrested smugglers include Nadeem of Uttar Pradesh and Farman Ali of Uttarakhand. The police have taken both the accused into custody and started interrogation.
About 10 thousand liters of foreign liquor was seized in 15 days
According to the SP, Araria Police has continuously seized consignments of liquor in the last few weeks. In just 15 days, the police have seized around 10,000 liters of foreign liquor, said to be mainly made in Arunachal Pradesh.
Earlier, rigging of liquor was revealed in the oxygen plant.
Shortly before this incident, the police had busted liquor smuggling in the medical oxygen plant. Even at that time, the smugglers had cleverly hidden the liquor in the plant. This time the smugglers adopted a new method of hiding liquor in the transformer, but due to the vigilance of the police, this trick also failed.
Police has seized such a huge quantity of liquor
According to the police, the liquor was being transported from Arunachal Pradesh via Assam. Meanwhile, the police seized such a large quantity of liquor. Police have seized the transformer and liquor bottles and started investigation. Police said that this liquor was being taken from Arunachal Pradesh to Darbhanga. 10 thousand liters of foreign liquor has been seized in 15 days.
