Overview
- Khajuri Sadak police intercepted the truck near the station between 3:00 and 4:00 am after a tip-off and stopped an escape attempt with a vehicle stopper.
- Officers recovered about 1,200 cartons containing 10,592 litres of branded English liquor from the vehicle.
- The liquor is valued at roughly Rs 1.20 crore and the truck at about Rs 40 lakh, taking the total seizure to Rs 1.60 crore.
- The driver, identified as Jakir Sheikh, 50, from Indore, said the load was taken near Skyland Garden/Bairagarh for delivery via Indore to Gujarat.
- Police say he produced forged documents and no valid permits, a case under the Excise Act is registered, and officials call it Bhopal’s biggest seizure of 2025.