Bootlegger held, illicit liquor recovered: Police
Srinagar: Police arrested a bootlegger in north Kashmir’s Sopore and recovered illicit liquor from his possession, a police spokesman said Saturday.
He said that a police party during naka checking at Takiya Panzalla intercepted a suspicious person. During search, five bottles of illicit liquor and eight tins of beer were recovered from his possession. He has been identified as Babar Shamus Baba son of Shamas-ud-Din Baba resident of Chinkipora Sopore. He has been arrested and shifted to police station where he remains in custody.
Accordingly, a case vide FIR No. 44/2025 under relevant sections of law has been registered at Police Station Panzalla and further investigation is underway to identify the source and broader supply chain, the spokesman added.
