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Excise inspector’s stand sparks crackdown on cardamom tinctures sold as disguised liquor
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Published on 24 April 2026
A loophole let “disguised liquor” hide in medicine-like tinctures
A syndicate across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and other northern states allegedly exploited an 80-year-old excise law to sell cardamom-laced tinctures as “disguised liquor.” Now the tide is turning after a vigilant excise inspector’s action that triggered a legal change aimed at shutting the loophole and curbing these sales.
- Sellers allegedly used a long-standing legal loophole to market tinctures as disguised liquor
- The operation spanned multiple districts across UP, Bihar and other northern states
- Cardamom-laced tinctures were positioned to bypass liquor restrictions
- A legal shift follows a persistent excise official’s intervention
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