The liquor bill of Rs 52,800 that went viral on WhatsApp all over India has got the seller and buyer in trouble. The Karnataka excise department has booked a case against the seller for selling liquor more than the permissable limit. The department rules mandate that retail liquor outlets cannot sell more than 2.6 litres of Indian-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) or 18 litres of beer to a customer per day.In this case, the retailer, Vanilla Spirit Zone in Tavareker in Bengaluru South, sold 13.5 litres of liquor and 35 litres of beer to a customer.
It soon kicked off a debate on how the liquor shops are openly violating the government order.The buyer, who presumably posted the bill on social media, remains unidentified.“The retailer claims that the purchase was made by 8 people together but the same was billed together as the payment was made from a single ATM/debit card. The investigation is now underway and further action will be taken accordingly,” the Deputy Commissioner (Excise) added. A liquor bill of Rs 95,347 surfaced on social media on Monday from an outlet in Bengaluru’s Dollars Colony. Excise dept said all such cases will be looked into and violators will be heavily penalised for compromising their license norms.Meanwhile, the Karnataka Excise Department confirmed that liquor worth Rs 45 crore was sold on Monday.