STATE TIMES NEWS
KATRA: Police on Wednesday arrested a bootlegger and recovered 70 pouches of liquor from his possession.
According to a report, a police team headed by Inspector Sanjeev Sharma, SHO Police Station Katra acting on a specific input, laid a Naka near Old Police Check Post Nomain and during checking, the police team succeeded in recovery of 70 pouches of J and K Excise Liquor from the possession of Veer Singh son of Gulab Singh resident of Serbad Tehsil Katra District Reasi who was on way towards Katra from Jammu in a Auto bearing registration No.JK02BF/7168.
The accused person was arrested and pouches of liquor were seized. Auto bearing registration No.JK02BF/7168 which was used for transportation of illicit liquor has also been seized.
A case vide FIR No. 53/2016 under section 48-A Act, 188/RPC stands registered at Police Station Katra and investigation of the case is in progress.