Haryana Excise Dept takes into custody cartons of liquor after 3,926 cartons go missing

Haryana Excise Department has started shifting remaining cartons of liquor after 3,926 cartons went missing from a sealed godown in Samalkha, said Rajesh Rohilla, Excise Officer.

The state Excise Dept, Ppat had lodged a police complaint on April 28 after 3.926 cartons of liquor were found to have been stolen from a godown, which they had given license to, in Samalkha.

"The godown was sealed in 2016 after some cartons went missing. There was a theft in 2018 and an FIR was lodged. It has again started. We checked stock from 2016-2020 and found that 3,926 cartons are missing. We've brought remaining cartons to our office godown," said Rohilla.

"We have registered FIR. The investigation is on," said the Haryana Police.

( With inputs from ANI )