Police seize 39 cartons of country liquor and truck worth Rs 16.56 lakh near Kothari in Chandrapur

Gondpipri: Chandrapur district police have acted against illicit liquor transport. A joint team of the Local Crime Branch and Kothari police station set up a blockade on the Ballarshah-Kothari road near the Satbara hotel and seized 39 cartons of country liquor and the truck used to carry them. The seizure was worth Rs 16.56 lakh in all.

On November 6, 2026, acting on confidential information, police set up the blockade near the Satbara hotel within the limits of Kothari police station. On seeing the police, the driver of the suspect truck tried to flee instead of stopping. He abandoned the truck a short distance away and escaped.

When police searched the truck, they found 39 cartons of country liquor. According to records, they held 3,900 bottles in all. The seized liquor is valued at Rs 1.56 lakh. The truck, registration number MH 34 AB 5592, is valued at Rs 15 lakh. Together, goods worth Rs 16.56 lakh were seized.

Action has been taken against the absconding truck driver under Section 65(A) of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act and Section 179(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act.

The action was carried out by a team from the Rajura sub-division and the joint team of Kothari police station. It has caused panic among illicit liquor traders in the area.