Ahead of elections, Pune’s excise department has filed 923 cases, arrested 843, and seized illicit liquor worth ₹3,051 crore since Oct 1, 2024.
In view of the assembly elections, the Pune unit of the state excise department has lodged 923 offences in connection with illegal sale of liquor and arrested 843 individuals since October 1, 2024. Officials have seized illicit liquor worth ₹3,051 crore, and 96 vehicles.
CB Rajput, superintendent of the state excise department, Pune, said 50 proposals have been filed against habitual offenders under Section 93 of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949. As part of these actions, bonds for good behaviour have been obtained from accused, with a total bond amount of ₹9.80 lakh secured in 12 cases.
