Archive · 26 Jun 2025
Man Arrested for Illegally Selling Foreign Cigarettes in Hyderabad
Imagine someone was selling cigarettes that weren't supposed to be sold in your town.
A man named Manohar was bringing in foreign cigarettes from another city, Delhi, and selling them in Hyderabad.
He was hiding them at his house and selling them to small shops for a higher price than he bought them.
These cigarettes didn't have the health warnings required by law, and the seller was avoiding paying taxes.
The police found him and took all the cigarettes, worth a lot of money, and now they are investigating the case.
Hyderabad police arrested a man for illegally importing and selling foreign cigarettes.
Manohar Singh, 27, was apprehended in Gowliguda after a raid.
He imported cigarettes from Delhi via private transport and stored them at his residence.
Singh sold the cigarettes at inflated prices to local vendors, avoiding taxes and health warnings.
Police seized contraband worth Rs 7.05 lakh and handed the case to Afzalgunj Police.
- Who
- Manohar Singh was arrested.
- What
- A man was arrested for illegally importing and selling foreign cigarettes.
- When
- The arrest occurred on Tuesday.
- Where
- Gowliguda, Hyderabad.
- Why
- He was selling foreign cigarettes without paying taxes and violating health warning regulations.
- Arrested
- Manohar Singh
- Age
- 27
- Location of Raid
- Gowliguda, Hyderabad
- Cigarette Source
- Delhi
- Value of Seized Contraband
- Rs 7.05 lakh
- Violation
- COTPA and Tax Evasion