Chandigarh, May 26 -- A 53-year-old resident of Saketri village, Panchkula, was arrested two days after videos of vodka-laced ice lollies being served free of cost to people in a market in Sector 9, Chandigarh, surfaced on social media.

The accused, Rajesh Sachdeva, 53, had allegedly organised the 'liquor langar'. He is the proprietor of Liquor World Wine Shop in Sector 9, police said.

Licence at risk

The UT excise and taxation department also issued a show-cause notice to the accused, stating that the act was in violation of multiple sections of the Punjab Liquor Licence Rules, 1956, as applicable to Chandigarh. Under Rule 37(2), a licensee is prohibited from carrying out any business related to liquor outside the licensed premises, w...