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Bootleggers Attack Raiding Party Led by Karnataka Minister

  •   Thu, Feb 17 2011 08:18:48 PM

Bootleggers Attack Raiding Party Led by Karnataka Minister

Belgaum, Feb 17 (IANS) : A group of bootleggers in this north Karnataka district Thursday rained stones on a raiding party led by Excise Minister M.P. Renukacharya, forcing the police to fire in the air to chase them away. 

 
A policeman was injured in the head in the stoning at Karavi village in Belgaum, about 500 km from Bangalore. The minister was not hurt.

“Our people fired thrice in the air to disperse the over 50 bootleggers in the area,” a Belgaum police spokesperson said.












Renukacharya, accompanied by police, officials of his excise department and a few media personnel, went to the village following information that large scale illegal brewing of liquor was on in the area.

As the party neared the spot where brewing activity was on, they were greeted by stones.
Renukacharya later told reporters that he would not be deterred by such attacks and would continue raids across the state.

“We are losing revenue heavily because of bootlegging. We are determined to put an end,” he said.

The state government expects to earn over Rs.8,000 crore (Rs.80 billion) in revenue from liquor sale in the 2010-11 financial year ending March 31. In 2009-10 financial year, the state had earned Rs.7,001 crore in excise revenue. 


 
  

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Sat, Feb 19 2011

    This bold stone throwing incident hints that the policemen's palms were being greased, in spite of which the raid was conducted, and this is what gave the courage to the bootlegers to shower stones openly on the police party. This incident is similar to the one that happened in Maharashtra where an officer was burnt to death by a desperate oil pilferer....

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  • Nithyananda Achari, Udipi

    Fri, Feb 18 2011

    I believe that there was a excise minister in the erstwhile Mysore State who made millions out of prohibition. People in his remembrance named country hooch as "BASAPPA'. In many places in karnataka, country liquor is still named as 'BASAPPA'

    Will the current minister will be able to rename it as 'RENUKA' is anybodys guess

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  • Alwyn, Mangalore - USA

    Fri, Feb 18 2011

    It is sad the police people are injured. The politicains must understand why these people are going in a wrong track. They need their bred and butter. That means I am not supporting them but it is the minister's and CM duty to either give a job, help them financial, or support them to start a small scale industry. Second option government can do is give them wine shop permit. There is no point arresting and beating them because every one must think what their family menas their wife, daughters and parents will do? It is really sad in all ways.

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  • RAM, Mangalore / Bahrain

    Thu, Feb 17 2011

    Alcohol Minister Mr. M. P. Renukacharya, your operation KAMALA is failed...!!!???

    Sad to see the Police are injured.

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  • Calvin N, Surathkal

    Thu, Feb 17 2011

    Here I feel bad for the police folks and not the minister who would have been hiding at the back. He is one of the most corrupt ministers in this BJP. Also he is doing this because his ministry is losing money. If these guys pay him, then he won't bother them.

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  • Melwin, Mangalore

    Thu, Feb 17 2011

    Feeling like to laugh while seeing last snap.. :) Really can't make out that Local's following to KP or chasing to KP:)

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  • Langoolacharya, Belman/USA

    Thu, Feb 17 2011

    Brother Renu,

    Day to day operations and enforcement of the Excise Department is the job of Excise guards, supervised by Excise Inspectors,,,its not your job,,,relax and try to make some new regulations so people get healthy(??? you can ask Dr Vedavyasa Srinivasa Acharya about this) drinks and State get its share of Revenues.....

    How Jayalaxmi doing now a days?

    Regards,

    Langoolacharya

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