Excise inspector held

Tribune News Service

Solan, April 13

The Parwanoo police today arrested an excise and taxation inspector (ETI), Jai Pal, who was deputed at Parwanoo-based KM Distillery in Sector 5 from where 700 boxes of country liquor were being illegally transported to Solan and Shimla on April 11.

Yogesh Rolta, DSP, Parwanoo, said the liquor could not have been transported outside the unit without the knowledge of the ETI and his role has come under the scanner. He has been remanded to four-day police custody by a local court today.

The police had seized 700 boxes of country liquor, transported illegally in a truck at Parwanoo.

The driver, Tikka Ram of Barog, and co-driver Devinder Kumar of Jubbar village could not produce any permit issued by Excise officials. According to the driver, distillery manager Manohar Lal had got these loaded in the truck.

A case under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the IPC has been registered against the ETI and further probe was underway. The Excise and Taxation Department is also conducting a separate probe into the incident.