Chandrapur police seize liquor worth Rs 61,820 from Nagpur bus, three women held

The Local Crime Branch in Chandrapur has acted against the smuggling of foreign liquor. A private bus arriving from Nagpur was searched at Warora Naka Chowk. According to police, liquor worth Rs 61,820 was found in the bags of three women.

Police have taken into custody the three women, who are residents of Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. A case has been registered against them under Sections 65(a) and 83 of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act. Police are still looking for one suspect. Ramnagar police are investigating further.

The Local Crime Branch team, Chandrapur, had received intelligence. Acting on it, a cordon was set up at Warora Naka Chowk on October 25, 2026. Police searched a Ganraj Travels bus (number MH 49 AT1696), which was coming to Chandrapur from the direction of Nagpur, in the presence of panch witnesses.

When the belongings of the three women travelling on the bus were checked, a large stock of illegal foreign liquor was found in their bags. The seized goods include 80 sealed 750 ml bottles of Bombay Whisky and 100 sealed 180 ml bottles of Officer's Choice whisky. The total value of the consignment is Rs 61,820.

The arrested women are Rajkumari Dhiraj Jat (36), Shivratri Sanjay Jat (59) and Vidya Sunil Jat. All three live in Belgaon Kenjar Mohalla, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.

Preliminary questioning revealed that the women were to bring the liquor from Nagpur to Chandrapur and hand it over for sale to Prince Kenjar of the city. Prince Kenjar lives in Kenjar Mohalla, Chandrapur. Police consider him the main conspirator in the case. He is absconding and police are searching for him.

The case was registered at Ramnagar police station on the complaint of officers and personnel of the Local Crime Branch team. The action was carried out under the guidance of the Local Crime Branch police inspector. The team included API Hiwse, PSI Bhurle, PSI Belsare and constables Nitin, Jaysing, Satish, Imran, Lalu, Hira, Sandeep, Kishor and Shashank. Further investigation is with Ramnagar police.