Hyderabad, July 13 -- Excise Special Task Force (STF) teams carried out surprise inspections at several toddy (kallu) shops across the Greater Hyderabad area on Saturday, July 12, following a recent tragedy in which nine people died and over 50 others were hospitalised after consuming adulterated toddy.

Acting on the instructions of Excise commissioner Harikiran and enforcement assistant Commissioner Pranavi, the STF sealed an unlicensed toddy shop in Siddiq Nagar, Serilingampally, and registered a case against its operator.

Toddy samples for lab testing

The crackdown extended to other areas, including Balanagar, Moosapet, Kaithalapur, Musheerabad, and Kachiguda, where officials collected toddy samples for laboratory testing.

The acti...