Four held for selling liquor in Tirupur

TNN | Apr 21, 2020, 04:06 IST

Coimbatore: Police arrested four people and seized 51 litres of liquor and a car from them at Soosaiyapuram in Tirupur on Monday. They were selling liquor mixed with Datura stramonium (oomathangai), which is often used as a hallucinogen.
The Tirupur North police identified the arrested as D Muthukumar, 28, and D John, 27, R Selvakrishnan, 27, and S Dhanabal, 27, all from Rayapuram in Tirupur.
Sub-inspector Rajendraprasad and his team, while on a patrol, spotted the four selling liquor from a car at Soosaiyapuram. After seeing the police, the four tried to escape from the spot, however the team managed to catch them.
When questioned, the men said two bar owners Murali and Palani in Tirupur supplied them 51 litres of brandy and asked them to sell it, a police officer said. “The two are absconding. The bar salesmen and supervisors were also involved in the case,” the officer added.
Meanwhile, officers found a strong stench emanating from the seized liquor. The accused said they mixed the liquor with juice of Datura stramonium to get high quicker.
The accused were remanded in judicial custody. Further investigations is on.