The Maharashtra Excise Department has temporarily suspended Malad’s Sai Prasad Bar’s licence until further notice for allegedly serving the prime accused, Mihir Shah, four beer cans beyond the permitted time limit. The bar is facing scrutiny for several alleged violations. mid-day spoke with excise officers, who elaborated on the reasons for the suspension.

“The bar owner failed to provide any CCTV footage for the past two months. We suspect the owner deleted the footage out of fear. The bar served alcohol through the back doors after the permitted time limit. A notice had been issued to produce the CCTV footage, but it was not provided,” said an excise officer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.