States »WesPosted at: Jul 25 2021 3:36AM

IMFL worth Rs 12.31 lakh seized from accident vehicle

Thane, Jul 24 (UNI) The Thane police seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor, sale of which is banned in Maharashtra, worth Rs. 12.31 lakh from a vehicle which met with an accident on the Shil-Daighar- Kalwa road late on Thursday the police said Saturday.
The Police said that an offence under sections 465,468,471,474 of the IPC and also of the Prohibition act and MV Act has beenregistered against the owners of the Tempo with the Mumbra police station.
No no arrest has been made in this connection as the driver and cleaner abandoned the vehicle immediate afater the accident and fled the scene the police said.
The police further said that the accused were transporting the IMFL made in Goa sale of which is banned in Maharashtra. The stock of the liquor of different brands including Blue whiskey, Royal Challenge,Carisberg, Tuborg, Kingfisher, and MC Dowells packed in corrugated boxes of Modern Soap liquid the police said.
The police also seized the vehicle worth Rs. 10 lakhs besides, spare parts of looms worth Rs. 50,000.
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