Mohali, April 27 -- A bar in Kharar was caught operating illegally beyond the 12 am deadline and selling liquor labelled for sale in Chandigarh and Haryana, excise officials said on Saturday.

The raid at Wild Sage bar took place during a district-wide inspection drive ordered by assistant commissioner excise Ashok Chalhotra and led by excise inspector Vikas Kumar with support from Balongi police.

Officials seized five bottles of Jagermeister liquor, two bottles each of Jim Beam and Teachers whiskey, all marked for sale in Chandigarh, and 17 pints of Budweiser beer, meant for sale in Haryana.

As many as 15 hookahs were also recovered from the bar premises, leading to an FIR under Sections 61/1/14 of the Punjab Excise Act, and Sections 2...