Hyderabad: The police arrested 22 people for allegedly selling alcohol in their footwear shops in East Cyberabad on dry day.
The police raided the belt shops and found that the owners had stored liquor to sell on Sunday and Monday, the days on which all liquor sales are prohibited in the city due to Bonalu celebrations.
The police seized 936 bottles of liquor and 184 beer bottles from the suspects.
The cops booked 17 cases against suspects in this connection.
Police officials from the Special Operation Team, East Cyberabad said the suspects had bought liquor in bulk and had stored it to sell during the Mahankali festival when all liquor shops are closed in the city.
The raid was conducted in areas coming under the LB Nagar zone.
“The 22 suspects, who had illegally transported and stored the liquor, were planning to sell it in belt shops on dry days. We have seized a car, eight bikes and two autorickshaws from the suspects,” said a police official.
