Hyderabad, May 10 -- A gang that was refilling expensive imported liquor bottles, including Royal Salute Scotch whisky priced at around Rs 25,000 a bottle, with cheap adulterated alcohol and selling them for profit has been busted by the Secunderabad Excise District Task Force.

The operation began when task force officials, acting on intelligence about an ongoing adulteration racket, intercepted two individuals near Rasoolpura Metro Station and recovered six bottles of Shivaji Regal premium liquor.

On examination, the liquor turned out to be adulterated, with the original contents being replaced with low-grade alcohol.

During interrogation, the accused revealed where the operation was being run. A subsequent raid on that location led t...