July 15, 2006	Saturday	Jumadi-ul-Sani 18, 1427

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KARACHI, July 14: Local Police on Friday recovered liquor from the kit bag of star pugilist Mehrullah at the entrance of KPT Sports Complex.

Police officials posted at the gate of the venue stopped Pakistan flyweight Noor Badshah who was carrying Mehrullah’s bag containing two bottles of liquor. While Mehrullah had already entered the venue, Noor was left behind with the bag. On checking the bag, Inspector Shah Habibullah recovered the bottles of liquor, Mehrullah confirmed.

However, Mehrullah said he had no connection with the liquor and it was actually for his coach who had asked him to bring some wine.

“It was just a stupid thing to do. I should not have brought it at the venue. Actually the liquor was for my coach Alveraz Ulacia.

“He had asked me to bring some liquor. I thought it is

Friday, it will be difficult form him to find liquor. So I arranged the liquor by asking one of my friends who bought it with great difficulty.

“The bottles were in my bag. I had asked Noor Badshah to carry the bag. As I got inside I lost Noor outside.

“It was then that police stopped him and recovered the bottles from my bag,” Meherullah told Dawn.

The Asian Games gold medallist said police, however, let Noor Badshah go on his intervention when they came to know about the whole story.

“When policemen came to know that we are Pakistan boxers they treated us with respect.

“I convinced policemen that liquor is for my Cuban coach and not for me. But they asked us to refrain from such activity and be careful in future,” said Meherullah.

Mehrullah is Pakistan’s top boxer and has won several laurels at international level.

The featherweight burst into limelight after winning 2002 Busan Asian Games gold for which he was awarded five million rupees by President Pervez Musharraf.