IT Correspondent
Jiribam, October 21:
The Manipur Excise Department has destructed of seized liquor worth approximately Rs 9.87 lakh at the Jiribam Excise Station on October 21 in the presence of police personnel, media representatives and civil society organisations and local Meira Paibi’s.
According to an order issued by Commissioner of Excise Hungyo Worshang on October 20, the seized liquor had been kept in the Malkhana (storehouse) of the Jiribam Excise Station from March 7, 2024, to September 27, 2026.
The Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Jiribam Excise Station R K Rakesh Singh had reported that the seized items, including those handed over by Jiribam Police Station.
The seized stock comprises 1,076 litres of DIC valued at Rs 1,07,600, 767.36 litres of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) valued at Rs 4,60,410, and 1,399.2 litres of beer valued at Rs 4,19,760. The total estimated value of the seized liquor is Rs 9,87,770.
Considering the circumstances, the Commissioner of Excise ordered the destruction of the seized excisable items under Section 69 of the Manipur Liquor Prohibition Act, 1991.