According to the excise department, 59 proposals under Section 93 of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949 against liquor bars in the district have been filed with the concerned magistrates
The state excise department, Pune division, registered as many as 1,237 cases, arrested 1,179 persons in connection with illegal manufacturing, transport and sale of country liquor and seized 982 vehicles and ₹5.55 crore during the crackdown since October 21.
Excise superintendent Charan Singh Rajput said, “Several teams had been formed under the guidance of state excise commissioner Vijay Suryavanshi and district election officer Suhas Diwase wherein the operation was undertaken.”
