Hyderabad: In connection with the supply of foreign liquor, the Special Task Force police of Prohibition and Excise Department arrested a seven-member gang on Sunday. The arrested accused persons were identified as Harish Singh, Rajesh, K Bhaskar, Gopi Krishna, G Anil, Niranjan Reddy and D Mahesh.
The official Prohibition and Excise Enforcement said in the last four months that the team of a special Task force Police was looking for the main suspect Harish Singh.
The kingpin Harish Singh, a resident of Dholpete, was purchased foreign liquor through unknown smugglers and brought it here with the help of his colleagues through the port and airport of Chennai. The gang was involved in eight similar cases and was absconding since 2014. On the basis of credible information, the police conducted an outbreak in the city of LB Nagar and Singh was caught red while trying to export 220 liquor bottles through the private bus. “From the gang, the Task Force Team seized 220 bottles of liquor worth Rs 75 Lakhs. Task Force officials have seized 1800 foreign liquor bottles in connection with eight cases against Singh and his gang.
The accused persons supplied 900 bottles of liquor worth Rs 50 Lakh every month, two days before one accused Shiv Patil was arrested with similar crimes. The official Prohibition and Excise Enforcement said that if they were found to be involved in the supply of foreign liquor bottles or related crime, the case against the owners and firms of private travel would be registered. “Under Section 34 (A) of the Telangana Excise Act, punishable for a minimum 3 years to 10 years for buying, selling, transporting and non-payment of alcohol is a crime to buy alcohol, according to the law, action will be initiated against those who involved in the crime.