Gurgaon official given punishment posting for demanding whiskey in minister’s identify (Representational)
Gurugram:
An excise official was given a punishment posting and transferred to the division headquarters after an audio message wherein he’s allegedly heard telling a liquor retailer worker to ship scotch whiskey bottles for a minister’s perform.
Within the audio file, which the liquor retailer proprietor has despatched to the Chief Minister’s grievance redressal system, the Residence Minister and senior officers, excise division inspector Sandeep Lohan is allegedly heard telling the worker of the liquor retailer, positioned in Gurgaon’s Sector 47 that six bottles of 15-year-old ‘Glenfiddich’ whiskey be despatched to a resort because the minister was internet hosting a programme there.
The worker responds saying the actual make of the whiskey was unavailable after which the excise official allegedly rebukes him. In response to the liquor outlet proprietor Anuj, the incident occurred on August 14.
Round 5:30 pm the subsequent day, the excise official arrived on the retailer and allegedly abused on the worker in entrance of shoppers, together with girls. The shop proprietor mentioned he additionally forcibly shut the shop.
Anuj complained that although he raised the problem with the excise commissioner, no motion was taken towards the official.
“After this, I despatched my grievance to Chief Minister Window (grievance redressal system), vigilance division, Residence Minister and different officers,” Anuj mentioned in his grievance.
District Excise and Taxation Commissioner Ravinder Singh confirmed Mr Lohan’s switch to the headquarters in Panchkula.
“After the matter got here to our discover, the inspector has been taken off obligation from Gurugram. The case can be investigated by Assistant Excise and Taxation Officer Vijay Kumar and motion can be taken as per the inquiry report,” Mr Singh mentioned.
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