Bootlegger nabbed with 42 bottles of illicit liquor

STATE TIMES NEWS

BHADARWAH: Police on Sunday arrested a bootlegger and recovered 42 bottles of illicit liquor from his possession.
According to reports, acting on a specific information about sale of illicit liquor, a police team led by SI Mohd Yaqoob under supervision of SHO Bhadarwah Inspector Suresh Gautam, laid a Naka at Kotli Bridge on Bhadarwah-Doda road and arrested a bootlegger, who was on his way from Kotli Bridge towards Seri Bazaar Bhadarwah. On seeing police party, he tried to escape from the spot but acting swiftly, alert police personnel caught him. During search, 42 bottles of illicit liquor were recovered from his possession. The accused was identified as Inder Dass Kotwal, son of Nath Ram, resident of Radio Station Bhadarwah. A case vide FIR No 142/2020 under Section 48 (f) Excise Act has been registered at Police Station Bhadarwah.