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1,370 Fake Liquor Bottles Seized in Lucknow, One Arrested
The Lucknow Police and excise department seized 1,370 bottles of suspected counterfeit foreign liquor and arrested one man during a raid in Vrindavan Yojana, officials said on Thursday. The liquor was allegedly…
The Story in Brief
The Lucknow Police and excise department seized 1,370 bottles of suspected counterfeit foreign liquor and arrested one man during a raid in Vrindavan Yojana, officials said on Thursday. The liquor was allegedly being prepared for smuggling to Bihar.
Officials said the bottles carried fake QR codes, brand labels and caps. Scans through the excise department’s verification app produced no product data. The arrested man, Anil Verma, allegedly told investigators that the liquor came through Vimal Yadav of Azamgarh. A preliminary inquiry also suggests the liquor may have been manufactured in a district near Lucknow. Police registered an FIR under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Excise Act, while the investigation continues.
The Indian Opinion
Claims that every seized bottle was proven poisonous would go beyond the available facts. The department has described the liquor as suspected counterfeit and says packaging checks failed, while testing details have not been released. The opposite claim, that fake labels are a minor paperwork offence, is also reckless when the consignment was allegedly headed to Bihar. The case should now turn on laboratory results, the supply chain and whether investigators recover more consignments.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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