COIMBATORE: The Tirupur city police arrested two men for selling liquor illegally and launched a hunt for two media persons who were accomplices of the accused.
During vehicle checking on Om Sakthi Temple Road at SV Colony in Tirupur on April 25 night, Tirupur north police sub-inspector V Rajendraprasath and his team intercepted V Manimuthu, 46, of the same area while he was walking suspiciously with a gunny bag. On interrogation, police found 10 brandy bottles (each 180 ml) in the gunny bag.
Manimuthu is working as a supervisor in a vest company in Tirupur. With no job due to the lockdown, Manimuthu decided to make money by selling liquor illegally. He bought 48 brandy bottles (180 ml) for Rs 12,400 from R Manikandan, 39, of Bridgeway Colony in Tirupur and sold 38 bottles for Rs 13,300. The cops seized the remaining bottles and arrested Manimuthu.
Police arrested Manikandan on the same day night. Manikandan informed police that he bought 106 bottles of liquor (each 180 ml) from two media persons Farooq and Noswath and he sold each bottle for Rs 250.TNN
During vehicle checking on Om Sakthi Temple Road at SV Colony in Tirupur on April 25 night, Tirupur north police sub-inspector V Rajendraprasath and his team intercepted V Manimuthu, 46, of the same area while he was walking suspiciously with a gunny bag. On interrogation, police found 10 brandy bottles (each 180 ml) in the gunny bag.
Manimuthu is working as a supervisor in a vest company in Tirupur. With no job due to the lockdown, Manimuthu decided to make money by selling liquor illegally. He bought 48 brandy bottles (180 ml) for Rs 12,400 from R Manikandan, 39, of Bridgeway Colony in Tirupur and sold 38 bottles for Rs 13,300. The cops seized the remaining bottles and arrested Manimuthu.
Police arrested Manikandan on the same day night. Manikandan informed police that he bought 106 bottles of liquor (each 180 ml) from two media persons Farooq and Noswath and he sold each bottle for Rs 250.TNN
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