Chandigarh: 52 boxes of liquor stolen from vendor in Sector 45

TNN | Updated: Apr 26, 2020, 06:18 IST

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CHANDIGARH: Miscreants broke into a liquor vend in Sector 45 between April 22 and 24 and stole liquor boxes Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Sector 33, alleged that some unknown persons stole 52 boxes (624 bottles) of Royal Challenge whisky from his wine shop at Ekta market, Burail. Sector 34 police have registered a theft case against unidentified persons. The police are scrutinizing CCTV footage of the area.
In the meantime, the operation cell of the Chandigarh police arrested Raj Kumar of Rupnagar district and Rajesh Kumar alias Raju, a resident of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, and recovered 25 boxes of IMFL of different brand from Manimajra on Friday night.
The police have registered a case against the accused for violating the curfew orders and under relevant Sections of the Excise Act. Later, both the accused were released on bail.