Hike in excise duty, licence fee for bars, bottling fee for beer estimated to increase revenue by over ₹110 crore; the state government took approval from the Election Commission for bringing the new policy during the imposition of model code of conduct as the allotment of liquor vends has to be made by inviting e-tenders.
The FIRs were lodged against the owners of High Field Distillers and Bottlers Ltd, Plot Number 211, and Rock and Storm Bottlers Pvt Ltd, Plot Number 214, both in Phase 1, Industrial Area in Chandigarh
Police said a crime branch team from Sikandarpur had received intelligence input that a huge consignment of liquor meant to be sold only in Punjab, was on its way to either Gujarat or Bihar. Police were soon able to track a 12-wheeler container truck that was found parked in Sector 2, IMT Manesar on Friday