Archive · 10 Aug 2025
Ex-Army Officer Arrested in Kurnool for Illegal Liquor Sales
A former army officer was caught with a lot of alcohol he wasn't supposed to have.
Someone told the police, and they went to his house and found 53 bottles.
The man said he bought the alcohol from a military store in Bengaluru and was selling it to other army people in Kurnool for more money than he should have.
The police took the alcohol and the man into custody.
The raid was led by a top police officer.
A raid on a former army officer's home in Kurnool led to the seizure of liquor.
The raid was conducted by District Prohibition and Excise Officer M Sudhir Babu.
53 bottles of various brands of Defence liquor were found during the raid.
Nagesh Rao, the former army officer, admitted to buying the liquor from an army canteen in Bengaluru.
Rao confessed to illegally selling the liquor at a higher price to army personnel in Kurnool.
- Who
- Nagesh Rao, a former army officer, and District Prohibition and Excise Officer M Sudhir Babu.
- What
- Seizure of liquor from a former army officer.
- When
- Not explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
- Where
- Kurnool, specifically at the home of Nagesh Rao.
- Why
- Nagesh Rao was illegally selling liquor purchased from an army canteen at a higher price.
- Suspect
- Nagesh Rao
- Offense
- Illegal liquor sales
- Seized Items
- 53 bottles of liquor
- Location of Raid
- Kurnool, Tirumalagiri
- Lead Officer
- M Sudhir Babu
- Source of Liquor
- Army canteen in Bengaluru