Gang busted, 123 cartons of illicit liquor seized

Police has arrested five members of a gang and recovered huge quantity of illicit liquor from their possession in central Delhi.
The gang members Anshuman Bhardwaj, Birjesh Chaudhary, Prakash, Balram and Durga Prasad, who were allegedly involved in smuggling of illicit liquor, were arrested from Nabi Karim area yesterday, said DCP (central) Mandeep Singh Randhawa.
"123 cartons containing 2,460 bottles of Korean Soju brand illicit liquor were recovered from their possession and two vans which were used for smuggling the liquor seized," he said.
The raid was conducted on specific input regarding the packing of cartons to be smuggled to Chennai.

During interrogation, the accused said that Anshuman's company Classic Business Advisory used to import foreign liquor from Korea and thereafter sell it in Chennai at a high price.
Brijesh told police that he was directed by Anshuman to book a cargo for Chennai.
"After collecting the consignment from Custom House, Gurgaon, he brought the illicit liquor to Delhi. The accused were packing the liquor in packets after breaking the seal of Custom office when the police raid took place and they were caught," the officer said.