<p>A Tata Sumo was chased by nine PCR vans and intercepted near Connaught Place after it rammed into an Excise officer’s vehicle and tried to speed away.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of 42 cartons of illicit liquor, police said.<br />The driver of the Tata Sumo has been identified as 26-year-old Satish, a resident of East Vinod Nagar.<br /><br />Even as police have arrested him for smuggling liquor, the owner of the illicit alcohol is yet to be identified.<br /><br />Satish was nabbed on Panchkuian Road near Connaught Place during the wee hours of Monday.<br /><br />Police said the chase and arrest involved high drama.<br /><br />It all began when some police personnel in a PCR van stationed near Vijay Chowk noticed the SUV ram into a Toyota Innova being driven by an Excise Department official.<br /><br />The Sumo driver immediately sped away from the accident spot which led to the policemen suspecting something more than a road accident.<br /><br />The PCR van personnel launched a chase for the Sumo even as they alerted other PCR vans in the region and asked them to help intercept the speeding vehicle.<br /><br />In no time, there were a total of nine PCR vans chasing the Sumo which was allegedly being driven in a rash manner. <br /><br />While trying to escape, the Sumo driver even rammed into police barricades.<br />The vehicle was finally intercepted near Lady Hardinge Medical College.<br /><br />A total of 42 cartons of liquor, including 23 of foreignwhisky and the rest country-made liquor, were found in the vehicle.<br /><br />The driver told police that he was carrying the liquor from Iffco Chowk in Gurgaon to Noida for delivery. <br /><br />The liquor and the vehicle were seized, and Satish was arrested. A case has been registered with Mandir Marg police station.<br /> </p>
<p>A Tata Sumo was chased by nine PCR vans and intercepted near Connaught Place after it rammed into an Excise officer’s vehicle and tried to speed away.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of 42 cartons of illicit liquor, police said.<br />The driver of the Tata Sumo has been identified as 26-year-old Satish, a resident of East Vinod Nagar.<br /><br />Even as police have arrested him for smuggling liquor, the owner of the illicit alcohol is yet to be identified.<br /><br />Satish was nabbed on Panchkuian Road near Connaught Place during the wee hours of Monday.<br /><br />Police said the chase and arrest involved high drama.<br /><br />It all began when some police personnel in a PCR van stationed near Vijay Chowk noticed the SUV ram into a Toyota Innova being driven by an Excise Department official.<br /><br />The Sumo driver immediately sped away from the accident spot which led to the policemen suspecting something more than a road accident.<br /><br />The PCR van personnel launched a chase for the Sumo even as they alerted other PCR vans in the region and asked them to help intercept the speeding vehicle.<br /><br />In no time, there were a total of nine PCR vans chasing the Sumo which was allegedly being driven in a rash manner. <br /><br />While trying to escape, the Sumo driver even rammed into police barricades.<br />The vehicle was finally intercepted near Lady Hardinge Medical College.<br /><br />A total of 42 cartons of liquor, including 23 of foreignwhisky and the rest country-made liquor, were found in the vehicle.<br /><br />The driver told police that he was carrying the liquor from Iffco Chowk in Gurgaon to Noida for delivery. <br /><br />The liquor and the vehicle were seized, and Satish was arrested. A case has been registered with Mandir Marg police station.<br /> </p>
