In December 2021, the Vadodara Prevention of Crime Branch (PCB) arrested Kotwani for his alleged involvement in a racket manufacturing liquor under the guise of an ayurvedic syrup
The kingpin of the spurious syrup racket is believed to be hiding in Maharashtra. The city police have formed separate teams to track down Nitin Kotvani who is an accused in the racket.
A series of raids in Surat led to the seizure of herbal syrups worth 3L. The syrups, being sold as Ayurvedic, were found to contain alcohol. Read more about the raids and the recovery of 2,155 bottles of different brands of syrup.