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490 litres of hooch seized by Pune police
The Pune police intercepted a Maruti 800 in Lohegaon on Tuesday with 13 blue plastic cans containing a total of 455 litres alcohol meant for sale.
After two seizures of domestically made alcohol, the Pune police collectively seized oer 490 litres of the hooch on Tuesday.
While one seizure was made from a car in Pathare vasti, the other was made from a woman in Khulewadi, Logeaon, by officials of the Vimantal police station.
The Pune police intercepted a Maruti 800 in Lohegaon on Tuesday with 13 blue plastic cans containing a total of 455 litres alcohol meant for sale.
The cost of the seized alcohol was estimated to Rs 27,300.
Two arrested were identified as Ganesh Namdev Rakhparse, a resident of Kumbhar vasti, and Santosh Dnyaneshwar Irale, a resident of Rakhparse vasti in Lohegaon, according to police officials.
The car was loaded up in Wadgaon Shinde and heading towards Lohegaon, according to information received by police sub-inspector Hanumant Giri of Vimantal police station.
A case under Sections 188 and 269 of Indian Penal Code along with Section 51(b) of National Disaster Management Act 2005, and Section 65(e) of Maharashtra COVID-19 Regulations, 2020, was registered at Vimantal police station.
In the other seizure, a woman was booked for being in possession of two cans collectively carrying 35 litres of domestically made alcohol.
The woman was identified as Shobha Satyavan Khule, according to police.
A case under Section 65(e) of Maharashtra Prohibition Act was registered against the woman at the Vimantal police station.
