Delhi Police Bust App-Based Liquor Racket, Arrest Two in West Delhi
Police say delivery apps were misused to move Haryana-stocked liquor into Delhi’s bootleg market.
Overview
- Paschim Vihar East police, acting on specific intelligence, intercepted a three-wheeler near Peeragarhi Chowk after an April 5 trap and detained the driver.
- The suspects were identified as Pushpender of Bahadurgarh and Sameer Paliwal of Prem Nagar, with Paliwal accused of booking the run through a delivery app.
- Officers seized 16 cartons holding 800 quarters labeled “For Sale in Haryana Only,” indicating cross-border diversion of legally packaged liquor.
- Investigators say the pair misused app-based couriers for about two months by ordering from licensed vendors in Bahadurgarh and routing drops to Delhi bootleggers.
- FIR No. 91/2026 under the Delhi Excise Act has been registered, the three-wheeler has been seized, and police are mapping the supply chain to identify involved vendors and distributors.