more-inThe Prohibition and Excise (P&E) Department is probing the role of some staff for alleged collusion with the belt shop (unauthorised liquor outlets) owners. “We booked 9,648 cases against the belt shop owners, including some women, and arrested 10,046 persons in just seven months. Instructions had been given to the liquor shop owners not to supply stock to the belt shops. Massive campaignExcise officials took up a massive campaign against the belt shops and on the consequences of running them in both the urban and the rural areas, he said. “If the Excise personnel fail to identify and take action against the belt shop owners, action would be taken against the local staff,” he said.

Source: The Hindu February 25, 2018 19:30 UTC