Karnal, May 2 -- The Ambala police on Thursday said that they busted a spurious liquor-making factory in Shahazadpur block of the district and seized a large number of bottles of country-made liquor with labels of popular brands.

A police spokesperson said that following the operation, four men namely Gurpreet Singh, Surender Singh, Sandeep Kumar and Sachin Kumar, all locals, were arrested.

On being presented before a court, they were sent to four days of police remand, the spokesperson added.

Police said that during investigation, it came to light that the unit was being run for the last two months by Bittu of Dhanana village, who has a criminal past in other petty crimes.

A case was registered against the five men under Sections 61,...