Overview
- A joint Haryana Police and excise team recovered about 42,000 bottles from Theka near Signature Tower in Gurugram.
- Officials said no bottle carried the mandatory Haryana hologram, indicating evasion of customs and state excise duties.
- The stock comprised premium international labels priced roughly ₹5,000 to ₹1.5 lakh per bottle, with an estimated black-market value near ₹10 crore.
- The outlet held a government licence issued after a ₹44 crore deposit, which officials allege was used as cover, and the owner reportedly fled.
- An FIR has been registered, the shop faces sealing with possible licence cancellation and fee forfeiture, and wider raids and arrests are expected across suspected inter-state networks.