Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, May 8: A wine shop was today sealed temporarily by Excise Department team led by Inspector Mohd Arif Choudhary in Poonch town after discrepancies were found in its record and available stock.
Official sources said that a team led by Inspector Sub Range, Poonch along with officials Rafaqat Choudhary, Shabir Bhatt, Pardeep Kumar and Sarfaraz Khan conducted thorough documentation and physical verification of RK Wine Shop situated near Bus Stand at Poonch and found discrepancies in record /papers and stock available in the shop and its store. The team seized the record.
Thereafter, the team sealed the shop temporarily, handing legal notice to the owner. Inspector Choudhary said that this type of checking is being done periodically and those found guilty would be dealt according to the law.
It is pertinent to mention here that Excise Commissioner J&K after receiving complaints of pilferage of liquor from shops and illegal sale during lock down period, had directed the staff to conduct physical verification of the stock in the J&K. This exercise is still going on in the region. This action is also part of directions of the Excise Commissioner J&K, the sources added.
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