Overview
- A tip-led raid on Thursday found four store employees allegedly refilling premium bottles with cheap alcohol and water inside the Narela mall vend.
- Officials seized 106 empty bottles, 39 premium bottles, refilling gear, and a Swift Dzire car believed to be used in the operation.
- Investigators said used bottles were bought from scrap dealers and fitted with barcodes to pass them off as high-priced liquor.
- Police registered a case at Narela station, the seized samples were sent for chemical analysis, and DSIIDC was notified for action.
- Authorities said bottles of brands such as Glenlivet, Black Dog, Chivas Regal, Johnnie Walker Gold Label, Hendrick's Gin and Godawan were being refilled, noting a similar racket was broken up in Punjab last month.