Archive · 17 Sep 2025
Lucknow Restaurant Raided for Illegally Serving Liquor
A restaurant in Lucknow was raided because they were selling alcohol without the proper permits.
Police found the restaurant was illegally selling liquor to avoid paying taxes.
During the raid, officers seized bottles of liquor and beer.
The restaurant's manager and four others were arrested.
The police are investigating how long the restaurant had been operating without a license.
The restaurant's actions caused the government to lose money.
The police filed a case against the restaurant's manager because he didn't have a valid license.
A Lucknow restaurant was raided for serving liquor without a license.
The raid took place in the Hazratganj area.
The restaurant's manager and four others were arrested.
Over 30 bottles of foreign liquor and 60 bottles of beer were seized.
The manager admitted to obtaining licenses occasionally but running an unlicensed operation to evade taxes.
- Who
- Police and Excise Department
- What
- Raided a restaurant serving liquor without a license and arrested five people.
- When
- Early hours of Tuesday
- Where
- Hazratganj area of Lucknow
- Why
- Restaurant manager failed to produce a valid license and admitted to evading taxes.
- Incident
- Restaurant raided for serving liquor without license
- Location
- Hazratganj, Lucknow
- Date of Raid
- Early hours of Tuesday (reported Wednesday)
- Number Arrested
- 5
- Items Seized
- Foreign liquor bottles, beer bottles, and open liquor bottles