In order to eradicate the gudumba menace from the State, the government had taken up a special drive to check the illegal trade and to provide rehabilitation to those involved in the business.
Excise Minister V Srinivas Goud instructed Excise and Prohibition officials to intensify vigilance on the State border checkposts and register cases against those selling illicit liquor from other States
Amaravati: Consumption of spurious liquor has claimed 18 lives in Andhra Pradesh’s West Godavari district during the last one week. Two persons succumbed on Saturday, taking the death toll to 18 in Jangareddygudem town even as officials from various departments were conducting an investigation. According to officials, a man identified as Anil died at a […]
Kumram Bheem-Asifabad: A man was arrested for allegedly selling illicit liquor produced in Maharashtra, locally known as desi daru, in Kaghaznagar on Monday. As many as 160 bottles of 90 ml of the country alcohol each were recovered from him. Prohibition and Excise Inspector Mahender Singh said that the accused was identified as Mohammad Afroz, […]
The incident took place at Laxmanpur on Wednesday evening, when a group of men consumed alcohol at an illicit liquor den and fell unconscious soon after, an official said.
According to police, the driver has been identified as Md Ahmad Alishah, a resident of Nidadavole town. The liquor was transported from Kolkata to Andhra Pradesh.