Big alcohol bill spells trouble for seller, buyer

TNN | May 5, 2020, 04:03 IST

A liquor bill of Rs 52,800 that went viral on WhatsApp has got the seller into trouble, reports Anil Gejji. The buyer, too, could land in trouble soon. The Karnataka excise department has filed a case against the seller as rules mandate that retail liquor outlets cannot sell more than 2.6 litres of India-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) or 18 litres of beer to a customer per day. In this case, the retailer sold 13.5 litres of liquor and 35 litres of beer to a customer.
Excise officials came to know about the violation after the bill went viral on social media. The buyer, who presumably posted the bill on social media, remains unidentified. The excise department can file a case against the buyer too because rules prohibit a person from carrying more than 2.6 liters of any category of liquor.
When officials questioned the shop owner, he said the liquor was purchased by a group of eight people but the payment was made using a single card. “We are investigating his (the owner) claim,” sadi A Giri, excise DC, Bengaluru South.
A bill of Rs 59,952 in Mangaluru is also doing the rounds on social media.