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UP Minister Orders Action After Video Shows Liquor Sale
A video on social media appeared to show a liquor shop employee selling alcohol to a child.
The video also showed an argument involving the employee in Lucknow.
Uttar Pradesh’s excise minister ordered officials to investigate.
Officials said the employee behaved improperly.
He was immediately removed from his job.
The shop was fined Rs 30,000.
The minister warned that selling alcohol to children or selling illegal liquor is not allowed.
He told officials to keep watching shops carefully.
Minister Nitin Agarwal ordered an investigation after a video purportedly showed alcohol being sold to a minor in Lucknow.
The video, which surfaced on social media on September 11, 2026, showed an altercation involving a salesman at a composite liquor shop in Shubhauli.
Officials found the salesman’s conduct inappropriate and removed him from service with immediate effect.
A fine of Rs 30,000 was imposed on the composite liquor shop under applicable rules.
Agarwal warned that illegal liquor and alcohol sales to minors would not be tolerated and instructed officials to remain vigilant.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Excise and Prohibition Nitin Agarwal, excise officials, a liquor shop salesman, and a composite liquor shop in Lucknow.
- What
- An investigation was ordered after a video purportedly showed alcohol being sold to a minor; the salesman was removed and the shop was fined Rs 30,000.
- Where
- A composite liquor shop in Shubhauli, under the Vikas Nagar police station area of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- The video surfaced on social media on September 11, 2026; the disciplinary action followed the investigation.
- Why
- The minister sought action against alleged alcohol sales to a minor and warned against illegal or poisonous liquor sales.
Key facts
- Minister
- Nitin Agarwal, Uttar Pradesh Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Excise and Prohibition
- Incident location
- A composite liquor shop in Shubhauli, Lucknow
- Video date
- September 11, 2026
- Employee action
- The salesman was removed from service immediately
- Shop penalty
- A fine of Rs 30,000 was imposed
- Minister’s warning
- Alcohol sales to minors and illegal or poisonous liquor would not be tolerated
- Departmental claim
- The minister said Uttar Pradesh had reported no sale of illegal or poisonous liquor and no deaths from spurious liquor for more than four and a half years
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