15 CID teams raided eight distilleries in Andhra Pradesh, resulting in the seizure of documents related to the production and supply of liquor. The raids were conducted based on complaints received over the past few years, alleging irregularities at several liquor manufacturing units, supply of substandard liquor, and sale of liquor through syndicates.
At least 58 children, including 20 girls, were rescued from a liquor factory in Madhya Pradesh’s Raisen district where they were working, with the skin on their hands found to be burnt due to exposure to chemicals. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights chairperson Priyank Kanoongo said that a team from the Commission inspected the premises of Som Distilleries …
