14-07-2025
Liquor worth 2.25L seized near Gujarat Vidyapith
Ahmedabad: Police seized 219 bottles of Indian-made foreign liquor worth Rs 2.25 lakh near Gujarat Vidyapith and arrested two men on Sunday. The liquor, said to have been smuggled from Rajasthan, was found being distributed in public on a street near the university in Usmanpura.
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The seizure was made during a raid by the Prevention of Crime Branch based on a tip-off. The two men were caught red-handed — one transporting the liquor in a four-wheeler and another arriving on a two-wheeler to collect a portion of the consignment.
The accused have been identified as Bhiyaramsinh Devaram Chaudhary (30), a resident of Odhav, who reportedly brought the stock from Rajasthan in his four-wheeler, and Anil alias Sunny Natvarlal Prajapati (40), a resident of Shahpur, who had come to collect a part of it.
Bhiyaramsinh, the main accused, admitted to sourcing alcohol from different vendors in Rajasthan, and delivering it to trusted customers in Ahmedabad. His vehicle was found to contain six different numberplates, reportedly used to avoid detection on highways and within city limits.
Anil confessed to buying it for local resale, police said, adding that neither of them could produce any valid licence or permit for the possession or transport of alcohol.
Both are in police custody, and further investigation is underway.
The total value of the seized material, including liquor, cash, mobile phones, fake numberplates, and two vehicles, was estimated at Rs 11.28 lakh. Police have filed a case under the Gujarat Prohibition Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
