LIQUOR SMUGGLER WITH 354 BOTTLES OF IMFL AND FIREARMS ARRESTED

Ara, 19 June 2023, (RNI): Bhojpur police seized 354 bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) from a motorcycle and arrested a liquor smuggler though one liquor smuggler and three liners escaped from the scene. The arrested liquor smuggler was identified as Rahul Rai son of Ramendra Rai of Sarangpur village under Bahoranpur police outpost in Bhojpur district. The police recovered a country made loaded pistol and two live cartridges from his possession. A named FIR has been lodged with the police under Bahoranpur police outpost against two liquor smugglers and three liners. Police are investigating the matter and also conducting raids to arrest the rest liquor smuggler and three liners.

SHO Bahoranpur police outpost Abhay Shankar Singh said that he got information that liquor smugglers were to reach the Shivpur Ghat via river Ganga from Uttar Pradesh with a big consignment of liquor. He laid a trap in between Bahoranpur-Lachhutola road on Shivpur Ganga Ghat Mor. Meanwhile two liquor smugglers on two motorcycles came with IMFL. The police intercepted them and arrested a liquor smuggler with IMFL and one loaded country made pistol and two live cartridges but another motorcycle borne liquor smuggler slipped and escaped from the scene leaving the IMFL loaded motorcycle besides three others who were said to be in liner role also succeeded in fleeing away from the scene.