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Kozhikode: Reporter TV MD Anto Augustine remanded to 14 days' in liquor storage case

Kozhikode, Sep 17 (UNI) The Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Sultan Batheri on Thursday remanded Reporter TV Managing Director Anto Augustine to 14 days' of judicial custody following his arrest by the Kerala Excise Department in connection with a major illegal liquor storage case.
Anto Augustine was sent to 14 days of judicial custody after the Excise Special Investigation Team (SIT) presented him before the court.
Anto Augustine was taken into custody by the Wayanad Excise Department early Thursday morning for allegedly possessing liquor well beyond the legal limit.
Excise officials apprehended him around 5 a.m. from the Reporter (Malayalam) news channel’s office in Kalamassery, Kochi.
The arrest follows Wednesday’s discovery of 67 litres of unauthorized liquor at his ancestral home in Muttil South Village, Wayanad.
The stash was uncovered during a raid by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing an alleged financial fraud related to a failed attempt to bring Lionel Messi and the Argentina national football team to Kochi for a friendly match last year.
Augustine has been booked under non-bailable provisions of the Kerala Abkari Act, including Sections 55(A), 55(I), and 58, which carry potential prison sentences of up to 10 years upon conviction.
While being taken into custody, Augustine maintained his innocence, claiming he had no knowledge of the stored alcohol and stating that he has been residing in Kochi.
The Excise Department is currently expanding its investigation to trace the exact source of the seized bottles and determine if a larger distribution network is involved.
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