Srinagar: Police in Anantnag have arrested four individuals and seized a significant quantity of illicit liquor in various operations, a police spokesperson informed Friday.
He said during checking at Tulkhan Crossing, a police apprehended one Javeed Ahmad Dar, son of Ghulam Mohammad Dar of Tulkhan Bijbehara, who was found transporting several bottles of illicit liquor. He has been arrested and shifted to a concerned police station.
In another operation at Sarnal Chowk, police intercepted a motorcycle (JK03A-3607) and recovered illicit liquor from the possession of motorcyclist Mohammad Maqsood Mansoori, son of Mohammad Ishaq, resident of Bana Ara Amarpur, District Banka, Bihar. Accused has been arrested and shifted to the police station.
During a routine vehicle checking near GMC Dialgam, a passenger auto (JK03G-0349) traveling from Larkipora to Anantnag was stopped. During its search, multiple sealed bottles of illicit liquor were recovered while two persons onboard, identified as Imtiyaz Ahmad Tramboo and Nazir Ahmad Rather, were arrested.
Cases under relevant sections of law have been registered at Police Stations Bijbehara and Anantnag, and further investigations have been initiated.