11 liquor shop owners booked for violating norms

Nagpur: The state excise department has registered offence against 11 shop owners, including nine wine retailers and one country liquor outlet, on Sunday for allegedly violating the order of no counter or direct sales.
Meanwhile on Sunday government earned Rs 49.95 lakh through liquor sale and another Rs 5.70 lakh for issuing of 567 lifetime liquor permits and also 35 one-day licences.
A day ago TOI had reported rampant violations by the wine shop owners by selling liquor directly to customers instead of making home deliveries.
Owners of three wine shops under Jaripatka police station and two under Sadar police were among the ones found clandestinely selling liquor directly to customers. Another two shops under Imambada police station and one each under Rana Pratap Nagar police station and Hudkeshwar police stations were also found violating the norms. One case was registered in the rural area.
According to a senior excise department officer, the cases would be put up before the district collector. Since March 18, the state excise department of Nagpur division under SP Pramod Sonone has registered 425 offences against 309 persons seizing material worth more than Rs 1.79 crore.