Lucknow, Oct 20 (PTI) The Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh Police busted a gang involved in inter-state liquor smuggling operating from a factory in Para police station area here, and arrested one of its member on Friday.

Ninety boxes of illegal liquor have been recovered from the factory, a statement by the police headquarters said. The gang member arrested was identified as Manoj Jaiswal (38).

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STF Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Lal Pratap Singh said that told the police during interrogation that they buy empty bottles from scrap dealers, fill them with Haryana-made cheap liquor. Then they put a lid and sticker on it and QR code is pasted on it using a machine, the accused told the police.

Jaiswal admitted that he goes to Haryana in a pickup, and brings liquor from there. His elder brother, Vinod Kumar Jaiswal, was arrested in October 2021 with 210 boxes of illegal liquor.

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STF has lodged an FIR under relevant sections of IPC at Para police station. Police said investigation in the matter are underway.

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