State Excise personnel with the seized IMFL that was smuggled from Daman, Diu to Nashik through Trimbakeshwar
In July 2024, a tragic incident occurred on the Chandwad-Lasalgaon road when a State Excise mobile squad pursued a vehicle carrying liquor illegally. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Nashik | Silver Rate in Nashik | Bank Holidays in Nashik | Public Holidays in Nashik | Petrol Price in Nashik | Diesel Price in Nashik | CNG Price in Nashik | LPG Price in Nashik Stay updated with the latest Nashik news. Nashik : State excise department’s divisional flying squad seized foreign liquor, prohibited for sale in Maharashtra, while being smuggled into Nashik from the Union territory of Daman and Diu. During the high-speed chase spanning over 100km, one of the department’s escort vehicles met with an accident, resulting in the death of a team member. Download the TOI App.
It spotted a suspicious car and found 21 boxes of foreign liquor manufactured in Daman and Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli in it. Acting on a tip-off, the squad laid a vehicle inspection trap at Amboli Phata on the Jawhar-Nashik Road within Amboli in Trimbakeshwar. Authorities also seized the vehicle and a cellphone belonging to the suspect, Santosh Nangare, smuggling the liquor into Nashik. Nangare is a resident of Nangare Mala, near Shakuntala Farm in Nashik.
Because liquor is significantly cheaper in Daman and Diu, people frequently attempt to smuggle it out to sell across the state and country for profits.
Senior officials said they maintain continuous surveillance on vehicles arriving from the Gujarat side through Amboli in Trimbakeshwar.