Hoshiarpur, May 21

The district police arrested five persons with a large quantity of intoxicants while six others were booked in the last 24 hours. According to information, the Mehtiana police seized 40,000 ml of illicit liquor during a raid at Dhyangarh village, while the accused, Gurdeep Singh, fled the spot. The Hariana police seized 105 gm of intoxicating powder from two people riding a bike near Chotala village. The accused have been identified as Manish Kumar of Chotala and Sohan Singh of Indira Colony in Amritsar. The Mukerian police nabbed Harjinder Singh of Ghasitpur and seized 82,500 ml of illicit liquor from him. The Tanda police nabbed Hardev Singh of Rada village and seized 15 plastic pouches containing 22,500 ml of illicit liquor from him. — TNS