Jalandhar, April 23 -- The Jalandhar excise department, along with the district police, arrested a liquor smuggler who, along with his associate, was running the racket under the garb of a juice corner, and recovered 60 cases of illicit Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) and Punjab-made liquor on Wednesday. The accused was identified as Rajinder Kumar Bhatia, 52, who runs Raju juice corner at Raj Nagar near Madhuban Colony in Jalandhar West. According to officials, Raju has been in this illegal trade for the past over five years and is already facing multiple cases under the Excise Act. His associate Deepak was also arrested. Assistant excise commissioner Navjeet Singh said acting on a tip-off, a joint raid was carried out at the shop and residence of the accused. The accused was allegedly procuring country-made and IMFL from other areas and selling the same at discounted prices. He had constructed a basement in the shop adjacent to his juice corner specifically to store illegal liquor, said Singh. He added that the teams discovered another specially constructed bunker in the basement of his residence, which was designed for concealment. A total of 60 cases of various brands of English and country-made liquor were recovered from these hidden locations. "The accused had installed numerous CCTV cameras at his shop and residence to manage his illegal operations," he said. A case has been registered against both the accused under sections of the Excise Act at the Basti Bawa Khel police station....