The excise department conducted a search of a home in Vidyanagar, where they seized some of the most expensive varieties of alcohol and arrested one individual.
A Bellary District Excise Deputy Commissioner has arrested Ishwar Ravichandra for illegally keeping 142 bottles of alcohol in his home that were intended for sale to security personnel.
The deputy commissioner stated that authorities carried out the raid based on information obtained from the authorities, and a complaint had been filed. The alcohol was stored in 142 bottles containing 750 ml, with a market value of 4,01,166.
The search included participation from the excise inspector Jyotibai, the sub-inspectors Rudregowda and Gaudappa, the constables Khaja Hussain Peeran and Saddam Hussain, the chauffeur Gayathri, and others.