700 boxes of illicit liquor seized in Greater Noida, one held

Police seize illicit liquor worth about Rs 50 lakhs from a truck on National Highway 91 in Greater Noida. One person has been arrested in connection with the incident. The second accused managed to flee.

Gautam Buddh Nagar (Uttar Pradesh):As many as 700 boxes of illicit liquor worth about Rs 50 lakhs was allegedly seized from a truck on National Highway 91 in Greater Noida.

As per the police, one person has been arrested in connection to the incident.

"On Sunday night, we stopped a truck on the highway for checking. The two people who were in the truck immediately started to run and tried to escape. As police personnel started to chase them, they fired and the police retaliated," Vishal Pandey, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Greater Noida, said.

One of the accused, Pawan, was injured on the leg in the crossfire and has been taken to a nearby hospital.

"On checking the truck, we found 700 boxed on illicit liquor. The second accused managed to flee. Search is underway," Pandey added.

(ANI)