Couple arrested for smuggling 150 cartons of liquor in Amroha

BIJNOR: A couple was arrested in Chandpur road under Dhanaura police station area of Amroha district early on Sunday for allegedly smuggling 150 cartons of liquor with Arunachal Pradesh stamp valued at Rs 11 lakh in a mini truck.
The couple was identified as Samarapal Singh, 35, and his wife, Sudha Devi, 30, from Musallepur village under Bachchhrau police station. Two of their accomplices, Ravi Saini and Javed from Haibatpur village who were travelling in a car following the truck, managed to flee.
The mini truck had fake number plates, police said.
Giving details, Amroha superintendent of police Poonam said, “The couple was engaged in this nefarious activity for the past several years. They brought liquor from other states and sold it in UP. They were arrested from Chandpur road early on Sunday after a tip-off. A case has been registered against them under relevant sections of the IPC and police are trying to arrest their absconding accomplices.”