India, Nov. 2 -- Delhi government officials have uncovered a "fake luxury liquor" racket operating inside one of their own stores at a mall in Narela. The excise department allegedly caught the store employees refilling empty bottles of premium whisky and vodka with cheap liquor and even water.

According to news agency PTI, a team of excise department inspectors, on receiving inputs, raided the Delhi State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (DSIIDC) liquor vend at the mall in Narela on Thursday.

When the team entered the store, they found it partially open and four employees inside allegedly engaged in the refilling operation.

"The employees of the vend used to purchase bottles of liquor from scrap dealers and used to affix bar code...