Port Blair, Oct 15: PS Rangat Police have seized huge quantity of IMFL bottles (295 no) and arrested three persons on Sunday. On 13th October evening, SI M.T Abdul Salam along with a police party while on Durga Puja bandobast duty near Zilla Parishad Auditorium at Rangat, noticed a person loading a few plastic bags in a Winger Van. On suspicion the police party intercepted the vehicle and recovered 295 nos. 750 ml IMFL bottles in five plastic bags. The bottles were being transported to Kadamtala area for illegal sale during Durga Puja. On enquiry, it was revealed that the IMFL bottles were stored by a bootlegger S. Pandi (38) yrs, R/o Rangat, who had hired the vehicle to send the IMFL bottles to a safe place, fearing raid by local police at his hide out.
A case vide Crime No. 154/13 dated 13/10/2013 U/s 32 Reg. III of 1876 has been registered and the bootleggers arrested.
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