2 held with 112 liquor bottles worth Rs.1.28L at ggm railway stn
Gurugram, Sept. 14 -- The Government Railway Police (GRP) arrested two men for allegedly attempting to smuggle 112 bottles of premium foreign liquor through Gurugram railway station on Friday night and seized the consignment, valued at approximately Rs.1.28 lakh, officials said on Sunday.
A joint team of GRP and Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel was conducting anti-crime checks at the station's main gate around 8pm when it noticed the two men carrying multiple trolley bags and handbags. Police said the duo panicked on seeing the uniformed personnel and tried to evade the security checkpoint.
The men, aged 25 and 32, were intercepted. Police said they admitted to carrying alcohol but failed to produce valid transit permits or liquor licences when questioned about the weight of their luggage. A search led to the recovery of 60 bottles from two trolley bags carried by one suspect and another 52 bottles from three travel bags carried by the other.
According to the police, the liquor was being transported for illegal smuggling and distribution. Sampurna Panigrahi...
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