Vadodara liquor

Amid the growing instances of liquor smuggling in the state, Vadodara police landed upon another Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) consignment worth around ₹73,000 from a reputed residential area in the city.

During a round of patrolling, Vadodara’s Bapod police received an intel regarding a pickup van and a car unloading a large quantity of foreign liquor in an open field near Dhanlaxmi Society in the city’s Waghodia Road area.

Upon reaching the spot, police found the accused were unloading the liquor from the pickup van.

Spotting the police, the accused fled the scene, leaving behind the vehicles and the liquor consignment.

The police seized two vehicles and 598 bottles of foreign liquor worth ₹73,200 from the spot.

A case has been registered against the accused, Vinod and Chetan Khatik, and a search is underway to nab them.