Adilabad: Two held for liquor theft at wine shop

Adilabad: Police arrested two men in Bela mandal centre for stealing liquor and cash from the same wine shop they had targeted earlier. The accused — Tekam Joshva alias Sachin and Shinde Ajay of Ganeshnagar — allegedly broke into the outlet on December 7 and escaped with ₹2.57 lakh and alcohol. Police recovered ₹2.40 lakh and liquor worth ₹15,000.

Jainath Inspector G. Shravan said the duo confessed to committing the theft soon after being released on bail. They also admitted spending ₹17,000 from the stolen cash. The two were previously arrested on October 29 for stealing liquor worth ₹13,400 and ₹41,930 cash from the same shop.

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