Chandigarh, Jan. 26 -- Taking note of registration of 300 inter-state liquor smuggling cases in Punjab in 2024-25, UT excise and taxation secretary Ajay Chagti has chargesheeted six officers for failing to curb the surge in smuggling of Chandigarh liquor.

The officers posted in Chandigarh include excise and taxation officers (ETOs) Rishi Pal and Bhupinder Singh Rana, both from the UT cadre, as well as excise and taxation inspectors (ETIs) Jagbir Singh from the Haryana cadre, Ashok Kumar from the Punjab cadre, Praveen Kumar from the Haryana cadre and Amandeep Dutt from the Punjab cadre.

A senior excise official said around 300 FIRs related to liquor smuggling were lodged in Punjab, with complaints from Punjab's additional chief secretary...