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Heavy discounts on alcohol in these States amid new rule implementation: Check it out here
Excise duty from alcohol sale is one thing all states impose, and can enjoy the revenue from the same. States from time to time change these policies to up the sales of alcohol and thereby get better revenues from these sales. Recently, a few states have changed their liquor policy to benefit tipplers, and in turn increase their revenues. This includes Delhi, where alcohol has become hugely cheaper after implementation of a new rule to privatise all liquor vendors and allowing them to offer discounts on the maximum retail price.
Let’s take a look at major liquor policy changes that were implemented recently in some states.
1. Delhi: Delhi excise department has announced reducing the number of ‘dry day’ to three in the national capital this year. Previously, this was fixed at 21 days. This comes in addition with a price drop at several stores following the privatisation of liquor vends. This adaptation by the liquor vends comes as a result of the Delhi government’s new excise policy, which permits competitive pricing that was not allowed before. Alcohol prices have come down by 30 to 40 per cent in the national capital. According to a report, a bottle of foreign brand alcohol Chivas Regal (12 years) is being sold at Rs 1,890 at a few stores in the national capital. Liquor store Whiskey Theka, operated by JSN Infratech LLP, is offering a bottle of premium alcohol brand Jack Daniels at Rs 1,885. The MRP of the same is Rs 2,730 in Delhi.
2. Mumbai: In a significant decision, the state government of Maharashtra under chief minister Uddhav Thackrey, allowed the sale of wine in supermarkets and walk-in stores. This means that tipplers do not have to go to exclusive wine shops to buy their bottles of wine. This decision is expected to benefit small wineries in the states, who use fruits, flowers and honey to produce wine. This in turn will benefit the farmers as wineries will be able to market their produce to supermarkets and walk-in stores.
3. Kolkata: The West Bengal government had in November last year decided to reduce the prices of Indian made foreign liquor, or IMFL, by as much as 20 per cent. This reduced the price of these liquors significantly in the state, boosting the sale of alcohol. According to a report by the Times of India, the state in December saw the highest ever revenue of Rs 2,000 crore following the price drop. Before this, liquor sales had gone down in the state during the pandemic.
4. Madhya Pradesh: The Madhya Pradesh government, as part of its new excise policy for the next fiscal year, allowed the sale of liquor at all airports and select supermarkets of four big cities. The government also decided to allow home bar permit to those with an income of Rs 1 crore or more annually. The government also decided to cut the prices of liquor by 20 per cent in the state.
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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story
The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.
In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).
The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.
The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.
Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.
In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.
The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.