IB official among two held for liquor smuggling in Delhi

An Intelligence Bureau (IB) assistant sub-inspector and another person have been arrested on charges of smuggling imported liquor, said police Thursday.

Police have seized liquor worth Rs 50 lakh and Rs 15.5 lakh cash from them. The liquor was being smuggled in a Mercedes car, said police. Initial investigation revealed one of the arrested persons, identified as Narendra Kumar Sharma, is an ASI with the IB, said sources. He had given his government flat on rent to the other accused, who had turned it into a liquor godown, the sources added.

“Mukesh Dhingra (48) was caught by a police team on specific input from Sector 5 of RK Puram area on June 28. A search of his Mercedes led to recovery of 33 bottles of beer, whisky, wine and rum and Rs 4 lakh in cash,” said Ishwar Singh, DCP (south). Information from Dhingra led police to Sharma, who was arrested in a separate raid. Police seized 1,207 bottles of different brands of imported liquor from his home in Sector 5 of RK Puram area.