Patna: Chairman of the Siwan Cooperative Cooperative Choudhary (46) was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly running the racket smuggling between countries between countries.
He was arrested from his residence in Barhangopal Village under the Mufassil police station in Siwan District.
It was also revealed during the investigation that Choudhary liked one of his close relatives, Vikrama Yadav, in getting a loan from his bank to buy a truck to smuggle liquor from Haryana.
Police said Choudhary entered the liquor business and had licensed shops before the government enforced a ban in April 2016.
Police Station Mirwan Sanjeev Kumar said Choudhary’s involvement in the liquor’s smuggling racket appeared after the truck loaded with 1200 liters of IMFL was confiscated near Chappost Dharni at Chappost Dharni Under the area of the police station at the Uttar Pradesh border on September 23.
“All consignments are smuggled from Haryana.
It must be supplied to several smaller liquor smugglers in Siwan,” he said.
Sho said the truck was escorted by a luxury car so that it could be guided to the designated location to reduce the consignment.
“Overall six people, including Yadav, were arrested from trucks and luxury cars,” he said.
Sho said one more person was arrested later from the city of Siwan.
He said Yadav, in the course of interrogation, claiming to the police that Choudhary had run a liquor smuggling racket.
“He also admitted that Choudhary helped him get a loan from his bank to buy trucks confiscated by the police to be used in smuggling of liquor,” Sho said and added: “This case was supervised by a senior officer before the SP issued his arrest order.
And he was nabbed on Tuesday .
“Kumar said at least 22 criminal cases were registered against Choudhary with various police companies in Siwan.
“These cases are related to murder, extortion, recovery of illegal weapons, bastards, and liquor,” he said.
Sho said eight cases were smuggling or selling banned liquor, including five registered in the pre-prohibition era.
“One of the forbidden liquid smuggles and sales cases came from in 2003,” he added.
Siwan cooperative head cooperative was held for smuggling liquor
