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Crime
Dewas Excise Officials Suspended Over Illegal Liquor Production
✍️ Amar Ujala · Bhopal
🗓 27 Oct 2026, 09:40 PM
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Three officials in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, including the District Excise Officer, have been suspended for negligence in controlling the production and sale of illegal liquor.
The Madhya Pradesh Excise Department has taken swift action against officials involved in the recent Dewas liquor scandal. District Excise Officer Banti Bhuria and two other officials have been suspended pending further investigation. The suspension order, issued by the Excise Commissioner, cites negligence in controlling the production and sale of illegal liquor, as well as a lack of proper monitoring. This action follows the discovery of a large-scale operation producing and distributing illicit alcohol in the Dewas district.