Bengaluru (Karnataka):Another car-bound city bootlegger attempting to peddle quarter bottles of liquor at exorbitant price was arrested amid coronavirus lockdown, a police official said on Wednesday.
"We have arrested Shankar for illegally selling liquor amid lockdown deploying the same online modus operandi," Central Crime Branch (CCB) Deputy Commissioner of Police Kuldeep Jain said.
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Similar to earlier cases, Shankar was soliciting booze enthusiasts through online platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp and others to make quick and easy money.
"He was selling each quarter bottle at more than a price of Rs 800. We have arrested him under the Excise Act and IPC Section 188," said Jain.
Shankar, a resident of Sarjapura was arrested in Varthur, a city suburb even as five of his accomplices, who supplied him the liquor are absconding.