Illicit liquor manufacturing racket busted, three held

BAREILLY

: Sambhal police claimed to have arrested three people and seized 2,250 litres of

illicit liquor

— worth around Rs 25 lakh — from their possession. Police identified the accused as Mahendra of Sambhal, Bittu of Moradabad and another Mahendra from Nakhasa in Sambhal, while their two accomplices — Nitu Chauhan (Bunty) and

Anil Chanda

, both from Moradabad — fled.

According to police, the accused were running an illicit liquor manufacturing unit in a desolated area along the Moradabad road under Kotwali jurisdiction.

Sambhal superintendent of police (city) Yamuna Prasad said, “An operation against illicit liquor manufacturing in the region is underway. Acting on a tip-off, police conducted a raid and seized around 45 containers of spirit, which was being used for manufacturing illicit liquor, worth around Rs 25 lakh.”

“Urea and other material used in the manufacturing were also seized. Besides, two four-wheelers were impounded and three people were arrested. The accused told police that they used to manufacture illicit liquor to sell in Moradabad and Sambhal regions,” added the SP.

Police said combing was underway to nab other accused.