Bhopal, May 2 -- n a major crackdown on illegal liquor trade, the Bhopal Crime Branch arrested two habitual smugglers, Vinod Rai and Vaibhav Patil, from the Govindpura area on Wednesday. The duo was apprehended with illicit liquor worth an estimated Rs 12 lakh, concealed in a white Hyundai Venue SUV.
Acting on a tip-off received from an informant, police tracked the suspicious vehicle (registration number MP04YA8624), which was found parked near an empty plot on TRT Colony Road. A swift operation was launched by Crime Branch personnel, who surrounded the car and took both suspects into custody without resistance.
Vinod Rai, son of Mangilal Rai and a resident of Meenal Residency, was found in the driver's seat, while Vaibhav Patil, son of ...