Racket busted, one held with fake liquor worth Rs 2.5 lakh in lucknow
LUCKNOW, March 11 -- Thakurganj police 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. Police arrested him on the spot and registered an FIR against him under sections 319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) of BNS, 2023 and 60/63 of UP Excise Act. Multiple cases were registered against the accused in Mohanlalganj and Thakurganj since 2017. htc...
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