Six held in Beed for consuming alcohol in parked car

AURANGABAD: Beed police on Tuesday arrested six people, including three teachers, for consuming alcohol in a car parked on the national highway, passing from the district.
According to police, though lockdown is in effect, the suspects got into an SUV and went on the highway. After travelling for few kilometres, they stopped their vehicle near Mhasoba Phata and started consuming alcohol.
A police patrolling team was passing from the area and spotted the vehicle.Rural police station’s assistant inspector Sujit Bade said the night patrolling team went close to the vehicle and saw the suspects were consuming alcohol and playing loud music.
The suspects have been identified as Vivek Asaram Gavhane, Sharad Maharudra Gavhane, Pandhiranath Dilip Navle (all teachers), Vaibhav Vishnudas Dengde, Shivraj SAndip Bahir and Dnyaneshwar Ramdas Dengde.
The police team has also seized the vehicle. The suspects have been booked under sections 188 (disobeying orders duly promulgated by), 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life), 270 (malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) of the Indian Penal Code.
In addition, the suspects have also been slapped with the sections of National Disaster Management Act and The Epidemic Diseases Act.
Sources informed that taking serious cognizance of the incident, Beed superintendent of police Harssh Poddar has issued instructions to night patrolling teams, asking them to be more vigilant about such people moving on the national highway.
Sources informed that the police have already launched a probe to find the source of liquor seized from the suspects.