Maharashtra
Amid model code of conduct for assembly polls, liquor worth Rs 10.75 lakh seized in Thane
Maharashtra excise department officials on Saturday seized liquor worth Rs 10.75 lakh from a vehicle on Mumbra bypass road in Thane amid the model code of conduct for the November 20 assembly polls. The vehicle was intercepted after a tip-off at 2:45pm, Inspector SP Dhanshetty of State Excise Flying Squad Thane-I said.
"We found 120 boxes of liquor concealed in a cavity in the vehicle. The occupants of the car, identified as Suraj Indaram Meghwal and Ram Lal Davra Ram were arrested. Further probe is underway," he said.