Karwar: Excise department busts massive storage of illegal Goan liquor; 2,440 litres liquor seized
Authorities believe it was stored to attract voters during LS Election
Karwar: In a major bust of illegal liquor smuggling, Karwar excise department in a joint operation with Karwar police on Friday raided a house in the city. The raiding team seized illegal Goan liquor worth Rupees over seven lakh here.
The seized liquor is about 2440 litres and is worth Rs. 7.15 lakh.
In a statement after the raid, Excise Deputy Commissioner L A Manjunath, said that such a huge quantity of illegal liquor being stored in a house raises suspicion about how did it crossed the borders despite have check-posts on the state border.
“It’s a big seizure and raises doubts over how it entered the state. There is all the possibility that it was stored to be used during Lok Sabha election to attract voters” he said.
The house which was raided belongs to Sitaram Prabhakar and is located near National Highway of Amadalli village in Karwar.
The owner of the house along with others managed to escape from the scene and are reportedly absconding since then.
“We have launched a manhunt for them. They will be arrested soon and further investigations will take place. We are committed to source the roots of this illegal smuggling of inter-state liquor ahead of elections” Manjunath added.
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Israel officials, media reports claim Khamenei killed in airstrike
Tel Aviv/Tehran: Conflicting claims have emerged over the status of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following recent US-Israeli strikes.
The developments come after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke of “growing signs” that Iran’s supreme leader may be “gone.” His remarks triggered a wave of unverified reports suggesting that Khamenei had been killed in the strikes.
Several Israeli media outlets, including News 12 and The Times of Israel, cited officials claiming that the Iranian leader had died.
Israeli media reports also quoted officials adding that the dead body of the Iran's Supreme Leader was found. It also stated that the photo of Khamenei's dead body was shown to US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
However, Iranian media and officials have rejected these claims. According to reports from Tehran, authorities said Khamenei is “safe and sound” and dismissed the reports as false.
There has been no independent confirmation of either claim so far.
