Ahmedabad police seize liquor worth ₹3.39 lakh, two arrested

Bodakdev Police of Ahmedabad arrested two Rajasthan residents on December 10, for transporting a substantial cache of Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) and beer.

The contraband, consisting of 349 liquor bottles and 48 beer cans, was valued at ₹3.39 lakh.  

The operation was conducted near Shridhar Bungalow, close to Bodakdev Garden after the DCP Zone-7 team received a tip-off about illegal liquor smuggling in the area.

Acting on the information, police laid a trap and intercepted two vehicles a Baleno car and a Bolero Max pickup used to transport the illicit goods.  

The accused were identified as Chhatrapal Singh Sisodia (27) and Jitendra Singh Chauhan, both residents of the Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

During the search, police seized 349 liquor bottles worth ₹3.34 lakh, 48 beer cans valued at ₹4,608, two mobile phones worth ₹18,000, and the vehicles used in the smuggling operation — a Baleno (₹6 lakhs) and a Bolero Max pickup (₹8 lakhs).