Accused arrested for smuggling liquor using ambulance as cover
Caught bringing liquor from Chandigarh after disguising Maruti Eeco as an ambulance
By Capital Kranti desk, Gandhinagar · Editor: Parth Thakkar
12 November 2026, 4:28 pm · 3 min read
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In a unique case of liquor smuggling, the police in Haryana's Gohana have exposed an incident where a man converted his Maruti Eeco vehicle into an ambulance to evade the police. According to Aaj Tak reports, the accused was transporting liquor boxes from Chandigarh towards his village in the name of an ambulance, but was apprehended by the Gohana CIA based on secret information.
The entire incident took place in the Gohana area of Rohtak district. During the investigation, it was revealed that a person named Pradeep, alias Bhakta, a resident of Badana village, was involved in the liquor smuggling business. He adopted a tactic to escape the police gaze. He had prepared his Maruti Eeco in such a way that it would look like a regular ambulance while passing on the road. 'Ambulance' was written on the front and rear of the vehicle so that no one would suspect and he could easily pass through the roads.
The accused was transporting boxes of English liquor from Chandigarh to his village in this ambulance-like vehicle. The Gohana CIA had received secret information that a vehicle looking like an ambulance was smuggling liquor. Based on this information, the police decided to take immediate action and set up a blockade on the Bhuvana-Gamdi road. During this, the police intercepted the suspicious Maruti Eeco that looked like an ambulance.
When the police conducted a thorough search of the vehicle, a total of 92 boxes of English liquor were found inside. The police intercepted and arrested the accused, Pradeep, alias Bhakta, from the spot. In the preliminary police interrogation, the accused also named another person, against whom an investigation is now underway.
Gohana CIA investigating officer ASI Ajay Kumar stated that the action was taken based on secret information and the accused has been caught. The police are now striving to break this liquor smuggling network. According to the investigating officer, the police are also investigating where this liquor was to be delivered and which other people are involved in this entire operation.
The police are now preparing to produce the accused in court to seek remand. During the remand, an attempt will be made to obtain more information from the accused so that other people connected to this illegal liquor business and the entire network can be identified. The police also want to know to which people the accused used to supply the liquor after delivering it to the village and what the entire structure behind bringing liquor from Chandigarh is like. In this case, the police are now busy connecting the links of the network.
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