Ahmedabad : An SUV allegedly transporting liquor overturned near the Chharodi AMTS bus stand on SG Highway in the early hours of Sunday, leading Sola police to seize 1,430 bottles and beer cans worth Rs 3 lakh. The driver fled the spot before police arrived, abandoning both the vehicle and the contraband.
Police received information at around 4.30am on Sunday that an SUV carrying liquor had overturned on the service road near the bus stand, according to a complaint filed by a Sola police constable. During the search, police recovered 1,430 units of Indian-made foreign liquor and beer valued at Rs 3 lakh. Police also seized the damaged SUV, valued at Rs 8 lakh, along with a mobile phone worth Rs 5,000 found on the front seat.
A patrol team rushed to the spot and found a white Toyota Innova lying overturned. Liquor bottles and beer cans packed in cardboard cartons were found scattered on the road and inside the vehicle. Police collected the stock and shifted the damaged SUV to Sola police station for further investigation. The seized stock included whisky bottles of various sizes and beer cans bearing labels indicating that the liquor was meant for sale in Rajasthan. The complaint stated that the vehicle suffered extensive damage to its bonnet, roof, boot, and tyres in the accident. The driver, however, was not found at the scene. Sola police have registered a case under relevant provisions of the Gujarat Prohibition Act against the unidentified driver and others suspected to be involved in transporting the liquor.