Overview

• Police detained businessman Sameer Shah and an alleged supplier after recovering liquor near the KS Avtaar Hotel in Althan, Surat, during Shah’s birthday celebration.
• Authorities said nine cans of alcohol, seven mobile phones, cash, and a car bearing a learner’s ‘L’ sticker were seized and logged as evidence.
• Two cases were registered, one tied to the liquor recovery under Gujarat’s prohibition law and another related to assault or obstruction of police officers.
• A widely shared video shows Shah’s 19-year-old son pushing and manhandling officers, with bystanders urging police to let him go and reports alleging Shah tried to leverage high-level connections.
• Accounts differ on the teen’s immediate disposition and breathalyser result, with one outlet saying he failed and another saying it indicated he was not drunk, while medical tests and potential further action remain under review.