Overview
- The Secunderabad Excise District Task Force raided near Rasoolpura Metro Station after specific intelligence and detained Chikun Swain and Sonu Mahanti.
- Inspectors first found six bottles labeled as premium spirits that showed tampering and were allegedly filled with cheaper alcohol.
- Questioning led officers to a mixing unit in Madhapur, where they seized 41 bottles of adulterated liquor and 63 refilled premium-brand bottles.
- Investigators say the group reused empty bottles and labels of international brands to sell fake top-shelf liquor at private functions and to affluent customers.
- A third accused, Prapul Kumar Naik, is absconding as the task force continues enforcement and consumer-safety checks.