652 illegal liquor sale cases filed in 3 years, 122 people arrested: Excise Minister RB Timmapur

Vartha Bharati | 06-03-2025 | 12:54:00 IST

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Kalaburagi: Excise Minister RB Timmapur has said that the state government is taking stringent measures to stop illegal sale of liquor in the district, with 652 cases having been registered and 122 people being arrested in the last three years.

The minister, who recently gave a written reply to a question on the issue by MLA Allamaprabhu Patil in House, clarified that the government had found no proof of college students and rural people being the most affected by such illegal sale of liquor. He, however, admitted that the sale was rampant and that the government found it necessary to take strict action to control the problem.

Referring to the steps taken by the government, Timmapur said that 85 people had been arrested in the 330 cases registered in 2022-23 and 37 had been arrested in the 280 cases of 2023-24. In 2025, 47 cases are registered but no arrests have been made, the minister added.

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Rajasthan: ACB court sends former IAS Subodh Agarwal to 2-day police remand in JJM scam

13-04-2026 ¦ 13-04-2026 IST

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Jaipur (PTI): Retired IAS officer Subodh Agarwal, arrested in connection with the alleged Rs 960-crore Jal Jeevan Mission scam, was produced before an ACB court on Monday, which sent him to two days' police remand.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau had sought a three-day remand for further questioning in the matter, but the court granted two days' custody.

The order was passed by the ACB Court-1.

A team from the ACB arrested Agarwal on Thursday in connection with the multi-crore Jal Jeevan Mission corruption case.

He was sent to a three-day police remand on Friday. On completion of the remand period, the ACB produced him in court.

Agarwal was serving as the additional chief secretary of the public health engineering department when the alleged scam took place.

Some firms had allegedly secured tenders by submitting forged completion certificates in connivance with officers. Last month, the ACB arrested nine persons, including senior engineers and retired officials, in connection with the scam. Earlier, the ACB had arrested contractors.