Police seize 140 cartons of liquor, four arrested

Four suspected bootleggers have been arrested from Siyani Gate area here and 140 cartons liquor bottles seized from them, police said on Saturday.

The accused, identified as Manoj Kasna, Rajendra Kumar, Surrendra Kumar and Harrendra, all residents of Ghaziabad, used to smuggle liquor from neighbouring Haryana, where the price is less than Uttar Pradesh, police claimed.

Police also seized a car and a scooty from the accused.

Acting on a tip-off, police laid a trap and arrested the accused from the Siyani Gate area today morning. "We are interrogating them about their accomplices," said a police officer, adding that a case had been registered against them.