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Time of India
19-07-2025
- Time of India
14,000 bottles of illicit liquor seized in city
Lucknow: Gosainganj police on Saturday seized a large consignment of 14,484 bottles (4,961 litres) of illicit liquor concealed beneath iron pipes in a truck headed to Bihar from Punjab and arrested two smugglers. The accused were identified as Dinesh Parmar (driver) and Jagdish (cleaner), both residents of Khachrod Chapaneer, Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh. Investigations revealed that the liquor, manufactured in Himachal Pradesh and licensed only for sale in Chandigarh, was hidden inside welded 1.5-foot pipes, placed beneath 120 long iron pipes in a truck. The duo confessed to selling the liquor in Bihar at three times the MRP, estimating this consignment alone would have fetched over Rs 1 crore in the black market. They used the Signal app to coordinate with suppliers and buyers, taking advantage of its encrypted communication to maintain anonymity. The truck belonged to Vinay Kumar Mishra of Shardanagar, Lucknow, who had rented it out to Rohtas of Sangrur, Punjab, for Rs 40,000 a month. Rohtas stopped payments in Oct 2024 and never returned the vehicle, prompting Mishra to file an IGRS complaint and a court case. The smugglers later fitted fake number plates on the truck and forged RC documents for illegal use. DCP South Zone Nipun Agarwal said the consignment was falsely billed as a 10.6-ton iron pipe shipment from RK Enterprises (Delhi) to Bipin Enterprises (Assam), dated July 15, 2025.
Time of India
11-05-2025
- Time of India
3 booked for duping investors of Rs77 lakh
Lucknow: Two residents of the city were allegedly duped of Rs 77 lakh in the name of investment in a profit-guaranteed business scheme. Shiv Verma, resident of Parth Adhyant apartment, Gomtinagar Extension and his friend Mahesh Kumar Singh of Vipul Khand-5, lodged complaint at Sushant Golf City police to Verma, the fraud began in 2021 when he was introduced by Mahesh to S N Singh, resident of Golf View apartments. During their meetings, S N Singh claimed he, his son Swayam Singh and daughter-in-law Swati ran a profitable business and invited them to invest. He also said Swati was an agent with a stockbroking firm and promised monthly return of 10% on invested Rs 37 lakh, while Mahesh contributed Rs 40 lakh. Including promised profits, their returns were projected to exceed Rs 1.46 crore. After a few months, however, when victims demanded their profits, the accused allegedly began avoiding them. When they asked for their money back, they were allegedly threatened and they had been defrauded, the victims approached JCP Crime and filed a formal complaint. A case is now registered against S N Singh, Swayam Singh and Swati under relevant sections of cheating and criminal intimidation. DCP South Zone, Nipun Agarwal, said investigation was underway and further action would be taken based on evidence. tnn Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Mother's Day wishes , messages , and quotes !
