Archive · 23 May 2025
Illegal Liquor Worth 27.6 Lakh Seized Near Mumbai; Two Held
Imagine some people tried to sneak a bunch of illegal booze into Maharashtra.
They were driving a truck with hidden compartments to hide the liquor.
The police, acting on a secret tip, caught them!
They found a lot of liquor, worth a lot of money.
The liquor was made in Haryana, where it's okay to sell, but it's not allowed in Maharashtra.
The police arrested two people involved, but the main person in charge is still missing.
Now the police are investigating what happened.
Illegal foreign liquor worth Rs 27.6 lakh seized near Kalyan bypass.
The liquor was manufactured in Haryana and being smuggled into Maharashtra.
Two individuals, Vijay Raju Bajaj and Ravi Haresh Vishwakarma, were arrested.
A third person, Gurumukh Devani, is named as a key conspirator and is absconding.
A case has been filed under the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949.
- Who
- Police, Excise Department, Vijay Raju Bajaj, Ravi Haresh Vishwakarma, and Gurumukh Devani.
- What
- Seizure of illegal foreign liquor.
- When
- Wednesday
- Where
- Kalyan bypass along Nashik-Mumbai highway.
- Why
- To smuggle illegal liquor into the state.
- Liquor Value
- Rs 27.6 lakh
- Location of Seizure
- Kalyan bypass, Nashik-Mumbai highway
- Origin of Liquor
- Haryana
- Number Arrested
- 2
- Key Conspirator
- Gurumukh Devani (absconding)
- Charges
- Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949