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Telangana Excise STF Busts Kushaiguda Fake Liquor Label Press, Two Arrested

Investigators say the shop supplied counterfeit packaging to an interstate spurious-liquor network linked to the Huzurnagar case.

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Overview

  • A State Task Force team led by Excise Superintendent N. Anji Reddy raided a Shiva Sai Nagar premise in Kushaiguda and seized materials used to print duplicate IMFL labels.
  • Two suspects identified as Prakash and Rajesh were detained at the site and later handed over to Huzurnagar excise officials for further action.
  • Officials said Prakash partnered with Gaddameedi Naveen Goud, listed as A9 in the Huzurnagar spurious liquor case, with Rajesh working as an assistant.
  • Authorities said Naveen Goud was arrested three days earlier and is in judicial custody at Huzurnagar sub-jail.
  • Press reports say the shop printed labels for brands such as AC Black, No.1 Mc Whisky, Old Admiral, Kerala Malt, and Royal Stag for about 18 months and supplied them to alleged organiser Ruttala Srinivas operating across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka.