AP: Selling liquor above MRP attracts Rs 5 Lakh Fine

Vijayawada: With complaints of liquor shops and bars in Andhra Pradesh charging more than MRP rates, the government has issued an order to punish the offenders with Rs 5 lakh fine for the first time and cancel license if violations repeat. 

The order also include imposing Rs 5 lakh fine for the shop licensee who sell liquor at belt shops other than the licensed premises for the first time and if the offence is repeated, the license may be cancelled.