Samba, January 01, 2026: Continuing its drive against the sale of illicit liquor in the district, Samba Police has arrested a bootlegger and recovered 31 bottles of illicit liquor of 180 ml each alongwith cash of Rs 1,18,000.00 from his possession in the jurisdiction of Police Station Bari Brahmana.
Acting on information received from reliable sources regarding sale of illicit liquor in Bari Brahmana area, a police party of Police Station Bari Brahmana raided the shop of the accused person at Labour Chowk near Talli Basti and recovered 31 bottles of JK Special Whisky of 180 ml each alongwith cash of rupees one lakh eighteen thousand (1,18,000.00) from his possession. The accused identified as Vinod Kumar S/o Laturi Ram R/o Saharan Gurd district Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) A/P Teli Basti Bari Brahmana who was indulged in selling of illicit liquor to general public from his shop has been arrested and the illicit liquor alongwith cash has also been seized.
A case FIR No. 01/2026 under Section 48(f) Excise Act has been registered at Police Station Bari Brahmana and investigation started.
