In view of the Lok Sabha elections, the Pune unit of the state excise division has lodged as many as 833 offences in reference to the unlawful sale of liquor because the Mannequin Code of Conduct was applied on March 16.
A press launch issued by C B Rajput, superintendent of the state excise division, Pune, acknowledged it acted to forestall individuals being lured with the unlawful distribution of liquor throughout the election interval.
Between March 16 and Could 10, the state excise division arrested 661 individuals in 833 offences for allegedly promoting liquor illegally in Pune.
A press launch acknowledged that the state excise division additionally seized 89 autos together with nation made and overseas liquor, all price Rs 2.65 crore.
It included 38,506 litres of “hatbhatti” liquor, 1,551 litres of nation liquor, 1,890 litres of overseas liquor, 1,872 litres of beer and 6,618 litres of “Tadi”.
The press launch talked about that groups of the state excise division are set for a ultimate 72 hours of motion in opposition to unlawful liquor within the Pune, Shirur and Maval Lok Sabha constituencies.
The division has appealed to residents to offer details about any unlawful liquor sale on the toll free quantity 18002339999 or on 020-26058633. Officers have assured that secrecy might be maintained about particulars of the informers.
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