Former serviceman arrested for illegal sale of defence liquor in Hyderabad

The Prohibition and Excise Department seized 31 bottles of defence liquor near the Adikmet bus stand in Hyderabad and arrested former serviceman AVR Murthy. Officials alleged that he procured liquor from a defence canteen in Bengaluru for resale

Hyderabad: The Prohibition and Excise Department enforcement team seized 31 bottles of defence liquor allegedly being sold illegally near the bus stand in the Adikmet area and arrested a former serviceman.

According to the officials, acting on a tip-off about the sale of defence liquor, Malkajgiri Excise Enforcement Inspector Balakrishna and his team conducted checks in the area and caught AVR Murthy, a former serviceman, with 31 bottles.

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During the inquiry, officials found that Murthy had allegedly been purchasing liquor at lower prices from a defence canteen in Bengaluru and bringing it to Hyderabad for sale at higher prices.

The man and the seized liquor bottles were handed over to the Kachiguda Excise Police Station for further action.