Malappuram, May 3 -- The Kerala Excise team on Sunday arrested two persons for transporting liquor allegedly intended for election celebrations following the May 4 results.

The accused, natives of Edathanattukara, were taken into custody at Venthodam Padi in Kalikavu.

The team seized around 60 bottles of foreign liquor from them. The liquor had been concealed inside the scooter they were travelling on, as well as in two bags.

The Excise Department has intensified its investigation in connection with the case.

The development comes a day ahead of the counting of votes for the recently held Keralam assembly elections.

Exit poll projections have predicted that the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is poised to win Keralam assem...