Overview
- Telangana excise teams carried out coordinated raids across several districts that resulted in multiple arrests and the seizure of illicitly produced wine and brewing equipment.
- Secunderabad-area operations led to three arrests and the confiscation of smaller caches of wine, including 25 bottles from one house and about 20 litres from a separate site.
- A distinct Malkajgiri raid uncovered a large illegal unit operated by a man identified as Antony Peter, with officials seizing 377.7 litres of wine, 502 bottles and manufacturing equipment.
- Officials say the Malkajgiri operator produced several fruit-flavoured wines using natural fermentation and learned the method from online videos, and the seized contraband was handed to local excise or police stations for prosecution.
- Across other districts officers seized and in some cases destroyed brewing inputs such as jaggery wash, and investigations are continuing into production networks, supply routes and licence compliance.