Karwar: Deputy Commissioner K Harishkumar paid a surprise visit to liquor shops, bars and restaurants in Goa and Karwar on Thursday to review election-related illegalities.

The shops and bars were reviewed following the meeting with Goan officers in Karwar on Wednesday.

During the visit to Goa, he directed the officers of Goa to take immediate steps to close down illegal liquor shops.

He said that licensed liquor shops should also not maintain excess stock and not sell 
more than necessary to customers, till the elections concluded.

At Karwar, he visited major bars and restaurants and inspected if the stock of liquor there was as per Excise norms.

He also checked documents related to the liquor stocks.