If you carry a bottle of liquor with you in Delhi Metro train, then be careful from next time. In fact, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has said on Wednesday that in case of allowing passengers to carry two sealed bottles of liquor in Delhi Metro, the excise rules of the concerned state will be applicable. According to the news of Bhasha, DMRC had given permission to carry two sealed bottles of liquor per person in metro trains in June last year, to which the Delhi government objected and said that it is against the excise rules.
Rules from one state to another
Metro trains run in the National Capital Region (NCR), which connects Delhi as well as cities like Faridabad, Gurugram in Haryana and Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddha Nagar (Noida) in Uttar Pradesh. DMRC Managing Director Vikas Kumar said that whatever the Delhi government has authorized us is allowed. State excise rules apply. A senior official of the Excise Department said that according to the Excise Act, only one sealed bottle of liquor like rum, vodka and whiskey can be transported from one state to another.
Then rules will be violated
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The official said that metro trains carry passengers between Delhi and NCR cities like Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad and allowing any person to carry two sealed bottles would be a violation of the Act. DMRC Chief Executive Director Anuj Dayal said that we are not telling about the number of bottles one or two. Since we are working in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, whatever is the excise law of the state, it will apply. DMRC said that metro train passengers are expected to follow the existing rules and regulations of the respective state excise department regarding carrying liquor during cross-border transportation.
Passengers will have to keep this in mind
Dayal said that if a passenger boards the train with two bottles of liquor from Delhi and is going towards Uttar Pradesh, then he should understand that according to the excise rules of that state, he has two bottles. Therefore, if only one bottle of liquor is allowed, then he should carry only one bottle. The Excise Department of the Delhi Government had sent a notice to the DMRC last year after it allowed passengers to carry two sealed bottles of liquor in the metro train. Earlier, carrying liquor was prohibited in Delhi Metro trains except the Airport Express Line.
