Tribune News Service
Faridabad, October 5
The local police on Monday have arrested five persons in connection with operating an illicit country-made liquor at a house on Shahpur Khurd road.
The area falls under the jurisdiction of Sector 58 police station in the district.
With the recovery of as many as 58 cartons packed and ready to be despatched to Uttar Pradesh, a car with Uttar Pradesh’s registration number has also been seized after a raid carried out on Sunday night on a tip-off.
The arrested persons have been identified as Sandeep from Gohana, Sunny, Rajnish, Saurav and Lakher. All accused hail from Samastipur district of Bihar but were presently residing in the district.
“We are probing all angles, including for how much time the factory was operational and the persons and places of the supply,” said a police official.
A case has been registered in this connection.
