Bhubaneswar, Oct. 11 -- An excise patrol team seized 460 litres of country-brewed liquor worth around Rs 50,000 from a car at Marlaba Ghat in Rayagada block of Odisha's Gajapati district ahead of the Puja festivities on Sunday. The driver reportedly fled the spot, while a passenger travelling in the vehicle was arrested and forwarded to court.

The team recovered the liquor from 23 large plastic jerrycans kept inside the car. Both the vehicle and the liquor were seized.

According to officials, the car came to the notice of the excise patrol team while it was passing through Marlaba Ghat. On seeing the team, the driver allegedly attempted to speed away.

Gagana Sabar, a resident of Parimal village near the ghat who was travelling in the c...