178 boxes of illicit liquor seized in Panchkula

A police patrol party seized 178 boxes of illicit liquor, being transported from Barwala to Panchkula, from a tempo in Ramgarh on Tuesday. The driver, identified as Nishan Singh from Chamkor Sahib in Ropar, was arrested.

The police, while patrolling, had received a tip about the tempo carrying the illicit liquor and set up a naka near the Mankian bus stand. The driver was carrying a permit. The police found discrepancies in the registration number listed on the permit with and that of the vehicle carrying the liquor.

A case was registered under the Excise Act at the Chandimandir police station.

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