Coimbatore: Two Tasmac bar attendants and a cashier were arrested for illegal possession and sale of liquor bottles in two separate incidents over the.
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COIMBATORE: Two Tasmac salesmen were caught taking a bribe of Rs 70,000 on Wednesday night from the manager of the bar attached to their outlet by threatening to cancel his licence if he didn’t oblige to their demand of selling liquor at a higher price.
A sleuth attached to the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) identified the accused as Lenin, 43, of Podhanur and Saravanan, 50, of Palathurai.
The officer said the duo had approached the bar manager Vinoth, asking him to sell the Tasmac outlet’s liquor bottles at a higher price and demanding a monthly payout of Rs 70,000. “When Vinoth refused, they threatened to tarnish the name of the bar amid the customers and cancel the bar’s licence.”