Police in southern India's Andhra Pradesh arrested two men for smuggling 101 bottles of liquor strapped to their body.

The duo were arrested when police in Polavaram conducted checks as the men's movement and body shape seemed suspicious.

Officers found the 180ml bottles strapped around the bootleggers' chests.

The duo, identified as Devarakonda Srinivas Rao and Devarakonda Rajesh, are from Aswaraopeta in Khammam district of Telangana, a neighbouring state.

Police have seized the bottles and the motorcycle, and a case was filed against them under Section 34A of the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act.

This footage was filmed on September 1.

Police officers have arrested two people for smuggling over 100 liquor bottles from southern India's Telangana to Andhra Pradesh. The duo had taped the bottles to their body to pass undetected under the cops' radar.

The arrest took place September 1 when the Vissannapet excise police conducted checks at Polavaram village in Chatrai Mandal near Telangana State border. Cops intercepted the two bootleggers after their movement and body shape seemed suspicious.

On inspection, the officers discovered 101 liquor bottles measuring 180 ml each strapped around their chests.

Visuals show the men exposing their ingenuity by taking off their t-shirt and revealing the alcohol taped to their body.

The duo, identified as Devarakonda Srinivas Rao and Devarakonda Rajesh, is from Aswaraopeta in Khammam district of Telangana.

Police have seized the bottles and the motorcycle, and a case was filed against them under Section 34A of the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act.

Sources suggest that the men smuggled the bottles to sell them for a higher price in the state.