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Police bust suspected interstate liquor smuggling racket in Haryana’s Nuh; 5,292 bottles seized

Nuh, Nov 14 (UNI) Police have seized 5,292 bottles of Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL), allegedly concealed behind cartons of electrical fans, flexible pipes and gift-packaging boxes in a truck intercepted near the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway in Haryana’s Nuh district, officials said on Saturday.
The police arrested the truck driver and launched an investigation to uncover a suspected interstate liquor smuggling network operating through major highway corridors.
The seizure was made on November 13 near the KMP flyover at Rewasan on the Nuh-Sohna road. The recovered liquor comprised 441 cartons containing bottles of Royal Stag, Iconic White, Signature and Blenders Pride whisky, police said.
According to a police spokesperson, a Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) team led by Inspector Vinod Kumar was patrolling the area when it received information about a truck allegedly carrying illicit liquor concealed behind commercial goods.
The team intercepted the vehicle near an expressway exit and found the driver resting inside the cabin.
The driver, identified as Ranjan Kumar Jha, a resident of Bihar's Madhubani district, initially claimed that the truck was transporting electrical fans, flexible pipes and gift-packaging boxes. He also produced invoices and an electronic waybill to support his claim.
However, during questioning, he allegedly admitted that liquor was concealed inside the vehicle, the spokesperson said.
The truck was subsequently taken to Police Lines in Nuh, where officials, along with the excise department, conducted a detailed inspection.
The search led to the recovery of 65 cartons of electrical fans, including 37 small and 28 large units, 15 cartons of flexible pipes and 96 cartons of gift-packaging boxes. The liquor consignment had been concealed behind these goods in the loading compartment.
Police said the driver failed to produce a valid permit authorising the transportation of the liquor.
During interrogation, Jha allegedly told investigators that a person named Arvind had instructed him to transport the truck from the Delhi-Katra highway towards Lucknow.
He further claimed that he had been directed to communicate with Arvind exclusively through WhatsApp and would receive further instructions regarding the delivery location. The exact destination had not been disclosed to him, police said.
Investigators suspect that commercial goods and transportation documents were used to disguise the illicit consignment and evade routine highway checks.
Police are examining the authenticity of the invoices and e-way bill and investigating the source of the liquor, its ownership and intended destination.
Proceedings have been initiated against the arrested driver under relevant provisions of the excise law and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
"The investigation is now focused on identifying Arvind and others involved in the network, tracing the source of the liquor and establishing its intended destination," the spokesperson said.
Police have yet to establish where the liquor was loaded, who owned the consignment and whether Lucknow was its final destination. UNI KK NST AAB
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