Attempt to Smuggle Liquor from Bengal to Jharkhand! Police Seize 434 Bottles of English Liquor in Jamtara, 3 Arrested
Jamtara: Police foiled an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of illegal English liquor from Bengal into Jharkhand. Acting on a secret tip-off, police raided the Maheshmunda checkpost and recovered a total of 434 bottles of English liquor from a Scorpio vehicle. Jamtara district police have arrested three people in this case. Police have also seized the Scorpio vehicle used for smuggling and a motorbike.
According to a police press release, on 7 November 2026 the Jamtara Superintendent of Police received information that a large quantity of illegal liquor was being smuggled from Bengal into Jharkhand. Based on this information, a special task force was formed. Vehicle checking then began at the Maheshmunda checkpost. At that time, police stopped a Scorpio vehicle with number WB40AR-1027 coming from the Bengal side. During a search of the vehicle, a total of 434 bottles of English liquor of various brands were found.
According to police sources, the seized liquor included 240 bottles of Imperial Blue, 92 bottles of Iconic White, 36 bottles of Blenders Pride, 42 bottles of Officer's Choice and 24 bottles of Smokey. In total, 434 bottles of liquor were seized.
During the search, investigators found two number plates on the Scorpio vehicle. Both plates bore the number JH15AC-4759. Police have also seized the two suspicious number plates. Police claim that forgery of number plates was used to disguise the vehicle during the smuggling.
In this case, the driver of the Scorpio, Amit Kumar, and his companion Chandan Kumar have been arrested. Additionally, Dayamoy Mondal, the driver of motorbike number WB38BD-4931, was arrested on charges of reconnoitring the smuggling route in advance.
Several mobile phones and cash were recovered from those arrested. One OnePlus mobile phone and 2,100 rupees were recovered from Chandan Kumar, and one Vivo mobile phone and 4,100 rupees were recovered from Amit Kumar. Meanwhile, two mobile phones, 20,000 rupees in cash and a motorbike were seized from Dayamoy Mondal.
According to police information, arrested persons Amit Kumar (29) and Chandan Kumar (38) are residents of the Amarpur police station area in Banka district of Bihar. Another arrested person, Dayamoy Mondal, is a resident of Bagdaha village under the Khaga police station area in Deoghar district of Jharkhand.
The operation was led by Nala police station Inspector and officer in charge Bikash Yadav. Police sub-inspectors Nitai Kumar Das, Baladra Dubey, assistant sub-inspector Kalebar Dubey, Ranjit Kumar, Srinath Soren, Shivshankar Pandey and chowkidar Akshay Majhi took part in the operation.
The smuggling of such a large quantity of liquor from Bengal to Jharkhand has caused fresh excitement. Police are investigating who else is involved in this smuggling network, where the liquor was being procured from, and where it was planned to be delivered. The use of fake number plates and prior route surveillance by motorbike are also under investigation. Jamtara district police are conducting an inquiry to expose the entire smuggling network.
