Three Held With Liquor At Pardi Checkpost, Dharampur Panchayat Member’s Husband Among Accused
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A former Dharampur taluka panchayat member and two others were arrested after police allegedly found three liquor bottles in their car at Pardi’s Kalsar checkpost in Valsad.
Three Arrested After Car Search
According to police and local sources, Kalpesh Patel, husband of Dharampur taluka panchayat member Sunita Patel, had travelled to Daman with two friends in a Swift Dzire on Tuesday.
While returning to Dharampur, police stopped the car at the Kalsar checkpost in Pardi and searched the vehicle. Three bottles of liquor were allegedly recovered from the car.
Police seized the liquor and the vehicle and arrested the three occupants.
The accused were identified as driver Hemantkumar Patel, Kuldeepsinh Padhiar and Kalpesh Amrutbhai Patel, residents of Moti Dholdungri in Dharampur.
Three Accused Allegedly Found Drunk
Police said all three men appeared to be under the influence of alcohol when they were detained.
A liquor-related case was registered against the three accused, including Kalpesh Patel, who is a former taluka panchayat member.
The arrest has triggered discussion in local political circles, given Patel’s political background.
Patel had also contested the Gujarat Assembly election, but was defeated.
