Armed bootlegger carrying liquor held

Vadodara: The detection of crime branch (DCB) on Wednesday arrested a bootlegger and seized a pistol from him. Shankar Jadhav, a resident of Sayajigunj, was nabbed near the Pandya bridge after the cops received a tip-off about him carrying arms along with liquor.
According to the police, Shankar was on his way to deliver liquor stock when they intercepted him.
After seizing 28 bottles of Indian-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) from him, cops frisked him further and found the pistol worth Rs 10,000. Acording to police, they will now ascertain how Jadhav got hold of the weapon and then track down the seller. An offence under the Prohibition Act and the Arms Act has been registered against him at the Sayajigunj police station. tnn