Excise officers raid restaurant in Lucknow serving liquor sans licence; 4 arrested

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The excise division busted an unlawful bar-like facility throughout a raid at a restaurant close to Husadia crossing within the state capital late Friday evening, officers mentioned.

The 4 accused arrested in the course of the excise division’s raid. (Sourced)

4 people had been arrested on the spot and a case was registered in opposition to six, together with the restaurant homeowners, for illegally serving liquor with out acquiring a bar licence or per-day occasion licence from the division, officers mentioned, including overseas liquor and beer was being served illegally on the restaurant.

In the course of the raid, the excise staff recovered 56 cans and 12 bottles (330 ml) of beer, seven bottles of overseas liquor, peg measures, a bar menu, and liquor sale payments, officers mentioned.

Excise officers mentioned {that a} case had been filed in opposition to the restaurant homeowners, recognized as Ashutosh Singh and Amit Singh, beneath the Excise Act and related BNS sections on the Gomti Nagar police station.

4 folks serving liquor on the time of the raid — Anand Srivastava, Sushil Rajput, Kanhaiyalal, and Ritesh Pandey — have been arrested and despatched to jail, officers mentioned.

“The accused often mislead customers by pretending to have all necessary permissions. Sometimes, they obtain per-day event licences to avoid scrutiny,” mentioned an official.

The excise staff was led by inspectors Vivek Singh (Sector-05) and Rajneesh Pratap Singh (Sector-03). The raid was a part of the continued marketing campaign in opposition to unlawful liquor sale in eating places.

Confirming the motion, district excise officer Karunendra Singh mentioned the restaurant was serving liquor with none legitimate bar licence.

Officers mentioned complaints concerning the restaurant had been acquired earlier too, however no proof had been present in earlier raids.

In the meantime, a licensed bar operator requesting anonymity claimed that a number of eating places throughout the town serve overseas liquor illegally. “This is not an isolated case. There are dozens of eateries selling liquor without obtaining any licences, while authorities look the other way,” he claimed.

Excise officers mentioned they had been making ready an inventory of eating places suspected to be serving liquor illegally, and extra raids had been possible within the coming days.