Two arrested for transporting illicit liquor worth Rs 45L

Two persons were today arrested from different areas in the district for allegedly transporting illicit liquor worth Rs 45 lakh, police said today.
Action on a tip-off, the police seized 500 boxes of illicit liquor at Chandanvan, Superintendent of Police (City) Shravan Kumar Singh said.
He said it was being smuggled through a container.
The police has arrested Jasvant Singh of Badhupur Mukeriyan district in Hoshiyarpur, Punjab, Singh said.
In another raid, 350 boxes of illicit liquor were seized from a man.
Both the raids were conducted on Tuesday with the help of a team of the excise department, he said.