A local whistleblower has accused the Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner (DETC), Sirsa, of deliberately withholding information sought under the Right to Information (RTI) Act regarding illegal liquor vends and suspected hooch distillation units in the district. The allegations were made by Kartar Singh of Agarsen Colony in a complaint submitted to Superintendent of Police, Deputy Commissioner and City Police Station SHO.
Singh said he filed an RTI application on September 23, 2025, with the DC Office seeking details of liquor shops allegedly operating at prohibited locations. The DC Office acknowledged the request on October 3 and forwarded it to the SPIOs of the Excise Department and the District Education Office. Singh said he also deposited the mandatory fee as required under RTI rules.
However, no department responded within the stipulated time. Singh then filed a first appeal on November 12, which the DC Office forwarded to the First Appellate Authorities of both the DEO and DETC offices on November 18.
According to Singh, while the DEO fixed a hearing for December 9, the Excise Department denied receiving either the original RTI application or the appeal. The department, in a letter dated December 2, stated that no such papers had reached its office. Singh termed this denial false, asserting that both documents had been officially routed through the DC Office.
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