BELAGAVI
In a major raid against the illegal transportation of Goa liquor, Belagavi police seized liquor worth Rs 12 lakh on Pune-Bengaluru highway on Thursday afternoon.
Acting on a tip-off, CCIB police team led by Police Inspector Sanjeev Kamble seized 1,920 bottles carrying 1,440 litres of the liquor during a raid near Rasoi hotel in Honaga village.
The bottles were packed in 67 plastic bags and were being transported in a pick-up.
Police have arrested Sidharuda Madivalappa (24) of Sangolli village near Bailhongal while his accomplice managed to flee from the site. A case has been registered at Kakti police station.
The CCIB police team acted under the guidance of Commissioner of Police Dr K Thyagarajan, DCP (L&O) Dr Vikram Amte, DCP (Crime & Traffic) Chandrashekhar Neelgar and ACP N V Barmani.
This is the second incident of Goa liquor being seized in huge quantity within a week.
Meanwhile, questions are being raised as to how the bootleggers manage to transport huge quantities of liquor by crossing the border check posts, which is manned by police from Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra.
