Mohali, May 21 -- The excise department, with the help of the police, arrested three liquor smugglers and seized 44 boxes of IMFL. A case was registered against them under sections 61/1/14 and 78(2) of the Excise Act, officials said.

The arrested individuals were identified as Veeru Singh from Mundia Kala, Ludhiana; Karan from Lachhman Nagar, Ludhiana; and Akshay Kumar from Khajri Chowk village, Gatho police station, Samastipur district, currently residing in Ludhiana. The police presented the three accused in court on Tuesday and obtained a two-day police remand to trace the supply chain.

Providing details about the case, excise inspector Gurpreet Singh Dhaliwal stated that they received information that the three were transporting a v...