Excise officials, including Deputy Commissioner, suspended over bribery charges
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Kerala excise deputy commissioner, 6 others suspended over bribery
Seven Kerala Excise officers, including a Deputy Excise Commissioner, were suspended. Preliminary inquiry found evidence of unauthorized cash and liquor collections from bars. An intermediary allegedly facilitated these collections for the Deputy Excise Commissioner. The department also found evidence of liquor and food items being supplied. Minor-penalty proceedings were initiated against another inspector for supervisory lapses.
Rs 55,000 received from four bars
Kottayam: Kottayam Excise Deputy Commissioner S. Ashok Kumar and seven officials have been suspended in the incident of accepting bribes and liquor from bars. The order was made pending a lightning inspection by Excise Commissioner Sambasiva Rao and the subsequent report. Deputy Commissioner Ashok Kumar, Preventive Officers M. Manuel, Lalu Thankachan, Praveen Sivanand, Santosh, Shiju K and Civil Excise Officer Visakh A. S. have been suspended. […
Excise Bribery Racket Busted | Complaints were received about excise officials collecting bribes in the form of money, liquor, food etc. from licensed bars. Following this, the senior officials launched a string operation. Adequate evidence was collected. In this context, seven excise officials were suspended.
Liquor and bribery from bars; Excise Deputy Commissioner suspended; Departmental action taken against 7 other officials in the incident Excise Department
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