Hyderabad Police Order Liquor Shutdowns for Ganesh Immersion Weekend
Police cite Section 20 of the Telangana Excise Act to manage large gatherings, warning violators of action.
Overview
- Cyberabad will close all toddy and wine shops, including bars in restaurants, from 6 a.m. on September 6 to 6 a.m. on September 7, with star hotels and registered clubs exempted, per Commissioner Avinash Mohanty.
- Hyderabad will enforce liquor-sale restrictions from 6 a.m. on September 6 until 6 p.m. on September 7 across commissionerate limits.
- Rachakonda will shut liquor outlets from 6 a.m. on September 6 to 6 p.m. on September 7, with the Bhongir zone exempted by order of Commissioner G. Sudheer Babu.
- The coordinated, commissionerate-specific measures target the final immersion of Ganesh idols and focus on public order during dense processions.
- All orders were issued under Section 20 of the Telangana State Excise Act with notices that violations will attract appropriate action.