Ludhiana: Sales associate, assistant booked for stealing liquor cartons

Oct 27 2024 22:45 IST

The first information report (FIR) was registered following a statement made by one Sandeep Kumar of Mohalla Ramesh Nagar, Ludhiana, in charge of the liquor firm

Tibba police on Sunday arrested a liquor store employee and his assistant for stealing liquor cartons, officials said.

The director of the liquor firm said that on October 14, Jaspreet Singh loaded some liquor cartons into his car from the vending machine in Mohalla Guru Gobind Singh Nagar, Ludhiana, and drove away. When questioned, accused Prince Rana said the liquor was transferred to another outlet. (HT photo) — The director of the liquor firm said that on October 14, Jaspreet Singh loaded some liquor cartons into his car from the vending machine in Mohalla Guru Gobind Singh Nagar, Ludhiana, and drove away. When questioned, the accused Prince Rana said the liquor was moved to another outlet. (HT photo)

The accused, Prince Rana, left the job after the case was registered.

Police identified his assistant as Jaspreet Singh alias Jassa, a driver with a wine company.

The first information report (FIR) was registered following a statement by one Sandeep Kumar of Mohalla Ramesh Nagar, in-charge of the liquor firm.

He said that on October 14, Jaspreet Singh loaded some liquor cartons into his car from the vending machine in Mohalla Guru Gobind Singh Nagar and drove away. When questioned, accused Prince Rana said the liquor was transferred to another outlet.

The complainant said that during the inspection he had asked the drinks machine in charge about the shifting of liquor and found out that he was not aware of this. He later determined that the suspect had stolen the liquor, and both suspects left their jobs.

Sub-Inspector Sham Singh, who is investigating the case, said an FIR has been registered under Sections 381 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the hunt is on for the arrest of the suspects.