'Isi gham mein aur piyo' : People express disappointment after Delhi custom officials destroy 1,200 liquor bottles

Delhi's customs officials have destroyed 1,289 units of liquor bottles and 51.68 kg of drugs at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI). Following this, people have wittily reacted to the news report expressing disappointment for not re-selling it.

According to the Customs official, the liquor bottles of different brands pertain to lost property or detained goods.

"Delhi Airport Customs disposed of 1289 units of liquor bottles of different brands pertaining to Lost Property/Detained goods at Terminal-3, IGI Airport, New Delhi over the period April 2020 to December 2022, by destruction on 19.06.2023," they said.

Here's how netizens reacted:

One Twitter user wrote, "Assuming an average price of each bottle at ₹5000 that would be a whopping ₹60 Lakhs. This could have been resold and the money could have been used to fund the customs department. Why waste it?"

Another user wrote an amusing tweet saying, "Isi gham pe aur piyo (In this moment of sadness...drink more).

Some people on the internet are doubting overall liquor bottles getting destroyed, suspecting officials would have secretly taken home some bottles.

One tweet reads, "Kindly share the picture/video where it’s been destroyed. Why do I have a feeling most of it was pocketed and sold off".

"They must be auctioned to generate revenue. Why destroy‽" one more netizen wrote.

Earlier in May, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) discovered a sizable amount of medicines estimated to be worth approximately ₹57.30 lakh from Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) in New Delhi, the officials said.

According to PRO CISF, "The suspected passenger was identified as an Indian national, Vakeel Ahmed bound for Bahrain by Gulf Air flight."

"At about 0240 hrs, on the basis of behavior detection, CISF surveillance and intelligence staff noticed suspicious activities of a passenger at the check-in area, Terminal-3 of IGI Airport," the officials said in a statement.

It further stated, "Due to suspicion, the passenger was diverted to the random checking point for thorough checking of his baggage."

The officials informed that while examination of the checked-in baggage through the X-BIS machine, CISF personnel noticed suspicious images.