Daijiworld Media Network – Puttur (MS)
Puttur, Jul 4: Two persons have been arrested by Puttur police on charges of illegally selling liquor.
The accused have been identified as Babu Poojary (48) and Ganesha (32), both residents of Kemminje village.
Acting on definite information, ASI Jamburaj Mahajan of city police station raided Kallagudde of Kemminje village where accused Babu Ganesha were selling Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) and beer without any legal permit.
The police arrested the accused and confiscated hundreds of sachets and bottles of liquor and also cash amounting to Rs 800 that the accused had made by selling the liquor.
The total value of the liquor and cash confiscated is said to be Rs 26,118.
A case in this connection has been registered under Karnataka Excise Act.