Karnal, Feb. 20 -- Panipat police on Thursday arrested two men allegedly smuggling illicit liquor while posing as personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The accused were travelling in a blue canter bearing a "Police" sticker and were found carrying 502 cartons of liquor, officials said.

The liquor was being transported from Patiala in Punjab to Bihar, a dry state, covering a distance of over 1,300 km. Police said the accused were paid Rs.25,000 per trip.

The arrested men were identified as Monu Kumar and Sandeep Singh, residents of Khojkipur and Atta villages in Samalkha sub-division, respectively. They were produced before a court and remanded to five days in police custody.

DSP (Headquarters) Satish Vats said the CIA-1...