With the death toll rising to 51 by Saturday morning after 14 more people under treatment in different hospitals died, the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu raises disturbing questions about the growing preference for cheap and toxic alcohol. Relatives confirmed that the victims preferred the cheap and risky alternative in the face of government-imposed heavy taxes, which make Indian …
Looking to increase the check on smuggling of cheaper alternatives from other states, Punjab in the Excise Policy 2024-25 has brought down the price of Indian-made foreign liquor by 20%. State excise and taxation commissioner Varun Roojam said, “The department has come up with a policy to increase revenue while also providing some dip in prices of high-cost IMFL. This …
Three men have been arrested for allegedly smuggling Indian-made foreign liquor in large quantity from Delhi to Bhopal by booking a parcel bogie in a superfast train after showing it as a consignment of medicine, police said on Friday. The gang secretly brought this stock of Indian-made foreign liquor to Bhopal two days ago The accused were arrested on Wednesday …
