Ludhiana, May 11 -- The special cell of Ludhiana police on Sunday said it unearthed a premium liquor scam in Ludhiana wherein fraudsters were refilling empty bottles of premium imported labels with cheap liquor and selling them to unsuspecting buyers at high prices. A person has been arrested and 16 litres of liquor filled in cans, along with 500 empty bottles of various luxury brands, have been seized, officials said.

According to the police, the accused used to buy empty bottles from scrap dealers. After pasting labels and putting a seal, they sold the bottles at higher prices.

The arrested person has been identified as Manmeet Singh of Guru Angad Dev Nagar, who worked at a local beer bar. A hunt is on to arrest his three aides, offic...