India, Nov. 7 -- The Telangana Excise Task Force arrested two women, wives of former defence personnel, in Hyderabad for allegedly selling subsidised Defence canteen liquor bottles to customers at higher prices.

Excise enforcement teams seized 163 Defence canteen liquor bottles, estimated to be worth Rs 2.11 lakh, during two separate raids within the Alwal Excise Station limits in Hyderabad.

According to Excise officials, the retired defence personnel in Alwal allegedly procured subsidised liquor bottles using their own quotas and those of others. Their wives then sold the bottles to customers at higher prices.

In the first case, a team led by Malkajgiri Enforcement Assistant Commissioner Pradeep Rao conducted a raid at the residence o...