Thane: Police have recovered banned gutkha worth Rs 8.42 lakh from a tempo and arrested its driver in Maharashtra’s Thane district, an official said on Thursday.
The tempo was found in front of Karivali police station in Bhiwandi area on Tuesday evening.
Bhoiwada police station officials said that the police found that Gutkha was being transported in the vehicle during the check.
Gutkha was recovered and the vehicle was taken into custody. The 39-year-old tempo driver has been arrested, the official said.
During interrogation, the driver told the police that a person from Gabby Nagar had ordered the stock.
According to the police, a case was registered against the accused on Wednesday according to the necessary legal provisions.