Excise department crackdown on bootleggers: In past year, over 1.5 lakh liquor bottles crushed in Delhi
Officials said most of the liquor supplied illegally in Delhi is spurious, which can affect the health of those drinking them.
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Officials said most of the liquor supplied illegally in Delhi is spurious, which can affect the health of those drinking them.
Delhi's Excise department has arrested a man from South Delhi's Asola Bhati mines area following a raid at a birthday party where alcohol was being served without liquor licence, officials said on Monday.
The excise department's intelligence branch conducted raids at several locations on Friday, according to a statement. The teams, led by Assistant Commissioner of Police (Excise Intelligence Bureau) Rajesh Meena, raided a shoe shop in Karol Bagh and two houses in Rani Bagh and Maidan Garhi based on a tip-off.
Sources said the AAP government is planning to tweak the old excise policy so that in addition to past norms, there are new ones that will not only benefit Delhiites but also keep checks on illicit liquor trade.
The Excise Department reduced the number of dry days from 21 days in calendar year 2021 to 3 days in 2022 without seeking approval of the Council of Ministers and opinion of the Delhi Lt. Governor, said a source at the LG office on Sunday, ...