Officials of the Excise Department have launched an extensive drive to curb the sale of illegal and duplicate liquor in Yadgir district.
In an incident in which the authority of the officials was challenged by bootleggers, a group of around 40 people attacked officials and other personnel and managed to get a person released who was in their custody last week.
Although the officials managed to seized the consignment of duplicate liquor stored in a small house on the outskirts of Chandapur-Hallolli village worth ₹12.32 lakh, they could not prevent the mob from gaining the upper hand as they were unarmed.
