Anantnag, July 13: Anantnag Police on Sunday said it recovered illicit liquor during routine naka checking at Lazibal and registered a case under the Excise Act.
In a statement, the police said a party from Police Post Sherbagh, while conducting routine checking at Lazibal, intercepted an i10 vehicle (PB13AN9357) driven by Dhanwant Singh, son of Sardar Ajeet Singh, a resident of Amritsar, Punjab, presently residing at Jawahar Nagar, Srinagar.
During the search of the vehicle, police recovered 14 bottles of liquor, comprising 12 bottles of Old Adventure and two bottles of Royal Stag, each containing 750 ml, the statement said.
The driver failed to produce any valid licence or permit authorising the possession or transportation of the recovered liquor, police said.
Accordingly, FIR No. 236/2026 under Section 48 of the Excise Act has been registered at Police Station Anantnag, and further investigation is underway, the statement added.
