Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, Apr 16: Foiling a bid of illicit liquor smuggling, police in Mendhar Sub Division of Poonch district arrested a bootlegger and recovered 57 bottles of liquor from his possession.
The accused has been identified as Mohd Mukhtar, son of Mohd Yaseen, a resident of Nar, in Bhatadurian area of Mendhar.
Police said that a team headed by PSI Rajat Kumar laid a naka and intercepted a truck driver from whom illicit liquor was recovered. A case under Section 48-A Excise Act has been registered in Mendhar Police Station against the accused and further investigation launched, police said.
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