Archive · 20 Aug 2026
23-Year-Old Arrested With 3,000 Quarters Of Illicit Liquor
Police in Delhi arrested a 23-year-old driver named Saurabh Gupta.
They say he was carrying illegal liquor from Sonipat into Delhi.
Officers stopped his Hyundai i10 Grand near Tilak Nagar.
They found 60 cartons containing 3,000 small liquor bottles.
Police allege Gupta had made similar trips for about two months.
They say he delivered the liquor to several parts of Delhi.
Gupta allegedly told police that a supplier named Rohan arranged the deliveries through another man named Mubarik.
Police are still trying to find Rohan and identify other people involved.
Delhi Police arrested 23-year-old Saurabh Gupta for allegedly transporting illicit liquor from Sonipat, Haryana, to Delhi.
Police recovered 3,000 liquor quarters packed in 60 cartons from a Hyundai i10 Grand.
The car was intercepted near Outer Ring Road’s Pillar Number 26 in Tilak Nagar on August 18.
Police allege Gupta had made repeated deliveries to Tilak Nagar, Vikaspuri, Rajouri Garden and Anand Parbat for about two months.
A case was registered under the Delhi Excise Act, while investigators seek alleged supplier Rohan and others involved.
- Who
- Delhi Police arrested Saurabh Gupta, a 23-year-old man from Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh; police also named alleged suppliers Rohan and Mubarik.
- What
- Gupta was arrested for allegedly transporting 3,000 quarters of illicit liquor in a car.
- When
- Police received information and intercepted the vehicle on August 18; Gupta allegedly made such trips for about two months.
- Where
- The car was stopped near Pillar Number 26 on the service road along Outer Ring Road in Tilak Nagar, Delhi; police allege the liquor came from Sonipat, Haryana.
- Why
- Police allege Gupta was transporting and delivering liquor for a supplier in exchange for a fixed monthly payment.
- Accused
- Saurabh Gupta, 23, a resident of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Liquor recovered
- 3,000 quarters in 60 cartons
- Vehicle seized
- Hyundai i10 Grand
- Interception site
- Service road near Outer Ring Road Pillar Number 26 and the CRPF Camp Wall, Tilak Nagar
- Alleged source
- Sonipat, Haryana
- Case law
- Delhi Excise Act
- Police action
- Investigators are trying to trace alleged supplier Rohan and identify other network members