Nagpur: Car with ‘essential services’ tag caught ferrying liquor

Viraj Deshpande | TNN | Updated: Apr 28, 2020, 15:58 IST

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NAGPUR: With liquor shops closed, smugglers are coming up with new ideas to transport liquor illegally. Tehsil police led by senior PI Jayesh Bhandarkar intercepted a car in which four persons were allegedly ferrying liquor.
The accused had put up a tag saying ‘essential services vehicle with chemist shop’, on the windshield. The accused have been identified as Rahul Sadarvate, owner of a chemist shop, Kalpesh Nandanvar, also a shop owner, Ganesh Sadarvate, a telecom engineer and Roshan Barapatre who runs a flower decoration shop.
Sources said all the accused were well educated. Tehsil police were carrying out patrolling in the area when they received tipoff about the vehicle. They started checking all vehicles at checkposts.
Soon enough this car was intercepted and large consignment of liquor found. Cops seized the car and liquor together worth Rs12.11 lakh. The accused claimed they had brought the liquor from Tasgaon, Bhivapur.
“The accused were produced before court on Monday and they have been remanded in custody till April 29. We want to know several things from them,” PI Bhandarkar said.