Around 684 bottles of liquor of various brands that were made in Goa were seized by the Excise department at the Kankumbi Check post from a bus.
The liquor was being illegally transported was seized by the excise department along with the AC bus.
While inspecting a bus near Kankumbi check post in Khanapur taluka of Belagavi district Excise Inspector Sub-Division, Investigation Department officials and staff, Goa-made liquor was found in a vehicle. The illegally transported liquor has been seized by the excise department and the accused have been arrested.
About 513 liters of various makes of Goa-made liquor licensed for sale in the state of Goa alone were seized. During the operation, 684 bottles of liquor were seized. The excise department came to know that the liquor was illegally sold on the internet.
Dilip Kumar M. (Age 33, resident of Edlapalli Mandal, Tal. Sundur, Dist. Guntur, State Andhra Pradesh), Gundappa Nene (age 42, resident of Angalakuduru, Mandal, Tal. Tenali, State Andhra Pradesh)
Dr. Y. Manjunath (Excise Extraordinary Commissioner Center, Belagavi), Jayaramegaud (Excise, Deputy Commissioner, Belagavi South), Changaud S. The case has been filed by Excise Inspector Manjunath Galgali under the guidance of Patil (Deputy Superintendent of Excise, Belagavi Sub-Division) Kankumbi Excise Investigation Inspector S. M. Priest, b. A. Pangeri, Sunil Patil, M. F. Katgennwar, b. S. Atigal, A. Income. Syed and other colleagues took part in the operation.
The value of the vehicles and items seized during the operation was Rs 19,75,080.