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Five individuals were arrested by the Shamshabad District Task Force of the Telangana Excise and Prohibition section connected Wednesday (January 7) for operating a racket that mixed cheaper liquor into premium marque bottles and sold them astatine inflated prices to bars and backstage events.
During the operation, excise officials seized 139 bottles of adulterated premium liquor, 136 bare premium liquor bottles and 3 scooters. Liquor and instrumentality worthy an estimated ₹8 lakh were confiscated successful the raids.
The arrests followed way surveillance conducted by DTF unit astatine the Gachibowli flyover and Indira Nagar. During the checks, 2 men were intercepted portion transporting 15 bottles of premium liquor connected a scooter. On inspection, officials recovered that the bottles contained mixed liquor.
The 2 suspects, identified arsenic Deshini Prakash Goud and Gadwal Bharat, were taken into custody and questioned. They disclosed that the liquor bottles had been sourced from the residence of Prakash Goud’s brother, Arvind, successful the Kukatpally Housing Board (KPHB). Subsequent searches astatine Arvind’s location led to the seizure of 46 bottles of premium liquor.
Further interrogation revealed that the adulteration was being carried retired astatine the residence of Buchidev Mahanti, a autochthonal of Odisha. Searches astatine Mahanti’s location resulted successful the betterment of 54 liquor bottles, portion an further 24 bottles were seized during searches astatine the residence of different accused, Vikram.
Excise officials said the pack procured bare premium liquor bottles from bars and different sources, filled them with cheaper liquor, and sold the adulterated bottles astatine reduced rates. A vessel with a marketplace terms of astir ₹20,000 was allegedly sold for ₹10,000, enabling the accused to marque important profits. Investigators stated that the pack supplied specified liquor to bars and assorted societal functions.
The accused and the seized liquor bottles were handed implicit to the Serilingampally Excise Station for further investigation.
Shamshabad Excise Superintendent Krishna Priya cautioned the nationalist against purchasing premium liquor offered astatine unusually debased prices, informing that adulterated liquor poses superior wellness risks.
