Nagpur: In a major crackdown ahead of Holi, the Crime Branch’s Vehicle Theft Prevention Unit seized illegal liquor worth ₹6,25,996 from a car in the Ganeshpeth area and arrested one accused while his key supplier remains on the run. Acting on reliable intelligence, the police team laid a trap near the Ganeshpeth Bus Depot Workshop and intercepted a black Volkswagen Vento (MH 05 AS 8927). During questioning, the driver identified himself as Ashish Ishwar Kamble (36), a resident of Wadner, Hinganghat.
A thorough search of the vehicle revealed 384 bottles of Royal Stag (180 ml) and 12 bottles of Bombay Special Whisky (750 ml) being transported illegally. When interrogated, Kamble confessed that the liquor had been procured with the help of his associate Atul, a resident of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh, who operates a liquor shop and is currently absconding. The police seized the car, the liquor stock, and two mobile phones as part of the operation.
A case under Section 65(A) of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act has been registered at Ganeshpeth Police Station. The accused has been handed over to local police along with the seized property, and efforts are being intensified to trace the absconding supplier. The operation was carried out under the supervision of Additional CP (Crime) Vasant Pardeshi, DCP (Detection) Rahul Makanikar, and ACP (Crime Branch) Abhijeet Patil.
The raid was executed by PI Sudhir Borkute along with Deepak Rithe, Vilas Kokate, Shambhusingh Kirar, Pankaj Hedau, Ajay Shukla, Kishor Somkunwar, Rahul Kusrame, and Vivek Kawadkar.
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