Gurugram: Distributors Evade Customs, Sell Cheap Illegal Liquor

• Illegal liquor trade is prevalent in Gurugram, involving the sale of cheap, smuggled alcohol.
• Distributors are evading customs duty by falsely reporting transfers between warehouses, directly supplying shops without paying taxes.
• This practice allows liquor to be sold at lower prices by bypassing customs and excise duties.
• Recently, illegal foreign liquor worth ₹90 lakh was seized from "The Theka" wine shop in Gurugram for excise duty evasion.
• The owner of the seized shop has a history of six cases and faced an NIA raid last year.

Why It Matters: Gurugram's illegal liquor trade exposes massive tax evasion and fraud.