The Tribune, January 5, 2003

154 boxes of illegal liquor seized, two held
Our Correspondent

Sonepat, January 4
With the arrest of two youths, the Kundli police foiled an attempt of liquor smuggling from Haryana to Delhi early this morning. According to a report, the police stopped a Tata 407 canter at Kundli village near the Haryana-Delhi border and seized as many as 154 boxes of English wine during the search operations from it. The police arrested two youths namely, Manjit and Shaurat, on the spot.

The police also impounded the canter and registered a case against the accused under the Excise Act. The canter was on its way from Panipat to Delhi. The police launched a hunt for the third suspect who still at large. The canter was loaded with English wine from Samalkha in Panipat district and it was to be supplied to Delhi.

Three hurt in clash: Three persons including two women sustained injuries in a clash that took place between two rival groups at Malikpur village about 10 km from here on Friday evening. According to a report, the injured persons were identified as Mamta, Geeta Devi and Mr Sunehra. The police registered a case. However, no arrest has been made in this connection.