Bhayandar: Tempo driver held for illegally ferrying liquor to beer bars

Bhayandar: Tempo driver held for illegally ferrying liquor to beer bars

FPJ BureauUpdated: Wednesday, May 29, 2019, 12:49 AM IST
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Bhayandar: Sleuths of the Mira Road police impounded a tempo which was caught ferrying Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and beer worth more than Rs. 3.96 lakh to local ladies orchestra bars in the twin-city in an illegal manner on “Holi” day.

Acting on a tip-off, a police team led by Assistant Police Inspector- Ganesh Mali under the supervision of Sr. Police Inspector- Shekhar Dombe intercepted a tempo ( MH:05:BH:405) near Shivar Garden area. The tempo which was found to be carrying boxes of IMFL and beer was headed to bars in Mira Road from a wine shop in Bhayandar (east).

The driver who identified himself as-Harihar Prasad Tiwari (25) was taken into custody after he failed to produce any license or permit to ferry the consignment. It should be noted that due to lower consumption of IMFL as compared to permit rooms, it has become a normal practice for some of the ladies orchestra bar owners to make their purchases from local wine shops instead of authorized traders.

While the primary reason for this practice of unregulated trading is said to be aimed at causing revenue losses to the state exchequer, excise officers have claimed that there was no question of tax evasion as all applicable duties are levied at source. A case under section 65 (a) of the Prohibition Act has been registered in this context and a detailed probe was on. However action still eludes the wine shop owner.

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