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Crime
Wanted Liquor Smuggler Arrested During Jalore Panchayat Elections
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 31 Oct 2026, 04:36 PM
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Police in Jalore, Rajasthan, nabbed 20,000‑rupee‑rewarded liquor smuggler Kantilal San during panchayat elections, where he was present as his wife’s vote‑counting agent.
Police in Jalore, Rajasthan, were conducting routine checks during the panchayat elections when they apprehended Kantilal San, a liquor smuggler with a 20,000‑rupee reward on his head.
San had been evading authorities for several months, with Gujarat police listing him as a wanted suspect in multiple alcohol‑trafficking cases.
The arrest took place while San was present at the polling station as the vote‑counting agent for his wife, who was campaigning for a local seat.
After securing the suspect, Jalore police handed him over to the Gujarat Police for further investigation and prosecution.
San had been evading authorities for several months, with Gujarat police listing him as a wanted suspect in multiple alcohol‑trafficking cases.
The arrest took place while San was present at the polling station as the vote‑counting agent for his wife, who was campaigning for a local seat.
After securing the suspect, Jalore police handed him over to the Gujarat Police for further investigation and prosecution.