Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Excise Team Seizes Goa Liquor Smuggled Through Thane Station
Excise officers in Thane stopped a man carrying liquor on a train.
They acted after receiving information from confidential sources.
The man got off the Mangaluru Express at Thane Railway Station.
Officers searched his two travel bags.
They found 61 bottles of liquor made in Goa.
The bottles held a total of 36.85 liters and were worth about ₹71,560.
The man said he worked as a railway attendant.
He was arrested, and officials are investigating where the liquor was going and whether others were involved.
The State Excise Department intercepted a suspected liquor smuggler at Thane Railway Station on September 23, 2026.
Officials found 61 sealed bottles containing 36.85 liters of Goa-manufactured foreign liquor in two bags.
The seized brands included Royal Challenge, Old Monk, Bacardi, Black & White, Royal Stag, and Vat 69.
The consignment was estimated to have a market value of ₹71,560.
Shivam Chanbas Mathpati was arrested and remanded to one day of excise custody as further investigation continues.
- Who
- The State Excise Department arrested Shivam Chanbas Mathpati, who identified himself as a railway attendant.
- What
- Officials seized 61 bottles, totaling 36.85 liters, of Goa-manufactured foreign liquor and registered a case under the Mumbai Prohibition Act.
- When
- The interception took place around 12:15 PM on September 23, 2026; the report is dated September 24, 2026.
- Where
- The operation occurred on Platform No. 08 at Thane Railway Station in Thane, Maharashtra.
- Why
- Officers acted on confidential tip-offs about suspected inter-state liquor smuggling.
- Location
- Platform No. 08, Thane Railway Station
- Train
- Mangaluru Express, Train No. 12134
- Seized liquor
- 61 sealed bottles totaling 36.85 liters
- Origin
- Manufactured in Goa
- Estimated value
- ₹71,560
- Case
- Crime Register No. 257/2026 under Sections 65(a), (e), and 108 of the Mumbai Prohibition Act
- Custody
- One day of excise custody ordered by the court