Huge stock of seized liquor missing; can't happen without connivance of officials: Hry minister

A huge stock of liquor has gone missing from two godowns in Sonipat district and this could not have happened without the connivance of officials, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij said on Thursday.

The Haryana government has set up a three-member special investigation team (SIT) to probe the case of seized liquor going missing from the godowns which are close to each other, he said.

The minister said one godown is under the police and the other under the state excise department.

Asked if there was nexus of officials involved the incident, Vij said, Without connivance, liquor theft cannot take place. Without the connivance of police and excise officials, this theft could not have been possible.

Vij said 5,500 liquor boxes have gone missing from the Sonipat godown which was under the supervision of the police department. The other godown is being looked after by the state excise department, he said.

The home minister said that he had ordered the police department, to register an FIR for ..