SHIMLA, Himachal Pradesh, March 9 -- The Department of Information and Public Relations, Himachal Pradesh issued the following press release:
State Taxes and Excise Commissioner Dr. Yunus said here today that the department is taking stringent action against illicit liquor trade through in the state. He said that during the financial year 2024-25, up to February 2025, a total of 1, 23,940 bulk liters of illicit liquor had been seized, and 4,41,918 bulk liters of lahan (raw material for liquor) had been destroyed. So far, 754 cases related to illicit liquor and lahan have been registered this financial year.
Dr. Yunus highlighted a recent operation in Excise District Nurpur, where a department team intercepted a Bolero pickup truck near Ba...