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Two arrested for selling cigarettes online during lockdown in Bengaluru

By ANI | Updated: April 24, 2020 08:45 IST

Bengaluru City Crime Branch has arrested two persons for selling cigarettes online, amid the lockdown.

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Bengaluru City Crime Branch has arrested two persons for selling cigarettes online, amid the lockdown.

The Crime Branch has seized cigarettes worth Rs 30,000 from their possession.

A case has been booked against the two accused persons, Akhtar Mirza and Tabuddin Mohiddin who were selling the cigarettes online in the name of "Moonlight Delivery" by registering a mobile number.

The two accused men had 450 different brands of cigarettes in their possession.

A nation-wide lockdown has been imposed till May 3 in order to contain the spread of COVID-19.

( With inputs from ANI )

Tags: Bengaluru city crime branchTabuddin mohiddinCrime BranchAkhtar Mirza
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