Lockdown: Man held for selling beer at pharmacy in Nagpur
Apr 15, 2020, 15:01 IST
Nagpur, Apr 15 () With liquor stores and barsdowning their shutters amid the COVID-19 lockdown, a man inMaharashtra's Nagpur city resorted to selling beer at apharmacy, police said on Wednesday.The police on Tuesday arrested Nishant alias BuntyPramod Gupta (36) for allegedly selling beer at a pharmacy inthe Ganeshpeth area, an official said.
Acting on a tip-off, the police raided the pharmacy ataround 8 pm on Tuesday and found beer bottles stored in boxesof mineral water, he said.
The police seized 80 bottles of beer and arrestedGupta, a resident of Dosar Bhavan Chowk, he said, adding thatanother accused managed to flee during the raid.
A case has been registered against the accused underrelevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and MaharashtraProhibition Act, the official said.
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Acting on a tip-off, the police raided the pharmacy ataround 8 pm on Tuesday and found beer bottles stored in boxesof mineral water, he said.
The police seized 80 bottles of beer and arrestedGupta, a resident of Dosar Bhavan Chowk, he said, adding thatanother accused managed to flee during the raid.
A case has been registered against the accused underrelevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and MaharashtraProhibition Act, the official said.
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