Women storm liquor shop, loot bottles

A group of women demanding closure of a newly-opened liquor shop in Saidappa Basti in Film Nagar in Hyderabad, capital of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, stormed the premises and destroyed and looted Rs 1.5 million worth bottles on Sunday, according to The Times of India newspaper.

The owner of the shop had got the licence to run the liquor shop in the auctions held recently. "Before the shell-shocked staff could react, around 100 women barged into the shop and began destroying bottles and some of them even took away the more expensive liquor bottles. The shop owner said that he had opened the shop on Sunday with Rs 2 million worth stock and at least Rs 1.5 million worth goods were lost," a police officer said, according to The Times of India (ToI).

Though the owner of the liquor shop refused to comment on the possible motive of the attack, local police said that it was an act of revenge by a local politician whose candidate had lost in the draw conducted for the shop's licence.  No police complaint was lodged by the shop owner, says ToI.