LUCKNOW, March 11 -- Thakurganj police in Uttar Pradesh capital on Monday busted a fake liquor racket and nabbed one of its members with adulterated liquor worth Rs.2.5 lakh and four sacks containing empty bottles and fake branding material, police said.

As per a police official, the arrested accused Anil Singh used to repackage liquor from other states into branded bottles using counterfeit labels and QR codes to later sell them at high prices.

Acting on a tip-off, police raided Singh's hideout near Mari Mata temple and unearthed the illegal activity. The police arrested him on the spot and registered an FIR against him under sections 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and 60/63 of the UP Excise Act. ...