Metro commuters need to be wary of excise rules if carrying liquor: DMRC

The DMRC has said that excise rules of states concerned prevail in case of the permission given to the commuters to carry two sealed liquor bottles in the Delhi Metro trains, saying people should be wary of any violations in case of cross border transit.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) had in June last year allowed carrying two sealed liquor bottles per person in the Metro trains, eliciting the Delhi government objection that it was against the excise rules.

The DMRC trains operate in the National Capital Region (NCR) covering Delhi as well as cities like Faridabad, Gurugram in Haryana and Ghaziabad and Noida in Uttar Pradesh.

"Whatever the Delhi government has authorised us is (permitted). The excise rules of the particular state prevail," DMRC Managing Director Vikas Kumar told PTI.

As per the Excise Act, only one sealed bottle of liquor like rum, vodka and whisky could be carried from one state to another, said a senior Excise department officer.

The Metro trains ferry