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Hyderabad: Director General of Police Telangana , Anjani Kumar has called in for a joint and coordinated effort from the State Police, Excise department, Railways and Transport department to curb the illegal flow of liquor from the border and northern States into Telangana.
At the joint review meeting on Saturday, he said illicit liquor or arrack preparation has been completely stopped in the States but illegal transportation of liquor from other states should be stopped.
Action is being taken against smugglers of illegal liquor on the basis of information provided by some informants. However, a good coordination between various departments can completely prevent illegal smuggling of liquor,” he said.
Crime Investigation Department, Additional Director General, Mahesh M Bhagwat said 27,883 cases were booked with regard to illegal liquor in Telangana since 2014. A total of 161 persons were booked for smuggling liquor from other States and 15 persons were detained under the PD Act.
Non-duty paid liquor is being illegally transported to the State, mainly from Delhi, Chandigarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Andhra Pradesh,” Bhagwat added.
State Prohibition and Excise Commissioner Sarfraz Ahmed said due to the difference in prices, liquor was being smuggled from other States like Goa, Haryana and Chandigarh.
Prohibition and Excise Commissioner Sarfraz Ahmed said that due to the difference in prices, illegal liquor is coming from Goa, Haryana and Chandigarh. It has become an organized crime and having a significant impact on the revenue of the State. Tourists from Karnataka and Goa states were bringing liquor illegally and it is coming through inter-state buses and tourist vehicles. In addition to this, it was explained that there is also a problem on the Nagpur-Ballarsha and Nizamabad railway lines. Police, Transport, Railway Police and State Police have been asked to work together to prevent this illegal liquor traffic. Intelligence DIG Karthikeya said that along with the border States, they have identified those who transport illegal liquor from Punjab, Chandigarh, Goa, Delhi and other states and prepared a list of them. Excise Department Joint Commissioner Syed Qureshi, RPF Commandant Debosmita Banerjee, Railways SP Sheikh Salima, SPs Vijay Kumar, Venkateshwarlu, Snigdareddy and others participated in this meeting.
