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Noida pub would sell cheap booze in expensive bottles. Then the cops dropped in

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Debodinna Chakraborty
Debodinna ChakrabortySep 22, 2023 | 11:16

Noida pub would sell cheap booze in expensive bottles. Then the cops dropped in

Clinque Bar in Garden Galleria mall, Noida has been charged of cheating customers.(Photo: Getty)

Two employees of a pub situated in Garden Galleria, Noida, found themselves in police custody following their arrest by the Gautam Buddha Nagar Excise Department. Their crime? Selling budget liquor in high-end bottles.

What happened

In a joint operation involving the Gautam Buddha Excise Department and the Gautam Buddha Nagar Police, a raid was conducted at Clinique Pub, located within the premises of Gardens Galleria Mall in Noida's Sector 38A.

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The raid unearthed a rather deceitful practice - the pub was deceptively packaging and selling inexpensive liquor in premium bottles to its unsuspecting customers.

We conducted a raid at the pub on Tuesday evening with the support of local police. Pub staffers were caught red handed while mixing cheaper liquor in bottles of expensive brands... The raid was carried out after a tip-off about the malpractice,
-  Subodh Kumar, Excise District Officer, Gautam Buddha Nagar.

District Excise Officer Subodh Kumar Srivastava, in a statement, confirmed the immediate arrest of two pub staff members at the scene. Furthermore, Srivastava announced that the authorities had initiated the process to suspend the pub's liquor license.

The extent of the deception

Upon the raid on the pub, which took place on Wednesday, the Excise Department and the Police discovered a substantial stockpile of evidence: 293 bottles of foreign liquor and a total of 395 beer cans hidden in the pub's storage.

The bar has been charged under section of cheating of the IPC. (Photo: Getty)

In addition to apprehending two pub staff members, namely Mahesh Kumar from Rae Bareilly and Mohammad Nawaz from Dinajpur, West Bengal, the Gautam Buddha Nagar Police has also issued a show cause notice to the pub.

The suspects have been booked under sections of cheating under the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of the Excise Act.
- Subodh Kumar, Excise District Officer, Gautam Buddha Nagar.

Further intensifying their efforts, the police have lodged an FIR against two additional suspects, Sajjad and Akhtar, both of whom are presently evading arrest.

Last updated: September 22, 2023 | 11:24
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