The owner of a bar, who offered a bribe to a state excise department official, has been arrested by the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths. The accused was violating Covid-19 norms and selling liquor, after which the cops raided his bar. Liquor bottles worth Rs 4 lakh were seized.

The police received a tip-off that Geeta Bar and Restaurant in Cotton Green area was selling alcohol illegally, by flouting the state government’s guidelines. On May 29, the excise team reached the location and took action against the owner under the Maharashtra Liquor Prohibition Act 1949.