Mohali, May 24 -- The owner of an eatery in Kharar was arrested for illegally selling liquor during a raid conducted by the excise department and local police on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.

The teams recovered 67 bottles of Indian made foreign liquor/ imported foreign liquor (IMFL/IFL), and 112 bottles, 40 cans and 35 nips of beer/ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails of various brands, all marked "For Sale in UT Chandigarh Only."

According to police, a raid was conducted at Micky Kitchen on Landran Road, Kharar, where the owner, Rakesh Kumar alias Micky, was found selling and supplying liquor to customers in nearby residential areas and to students residing in paying guest (PG) accommodations, particularly after midnight, wi...