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Anto Augustine remanded in judicial custody in Abkari case

The managing director of Reporter TV was arrested on September 17 by the excise officials on charges of alleged possession of liquor in excess of the legally permissible limit

Excise officials from Wayanad arrested Anto Augustine, the 38-year-old managing director of Malayalam news channel Reporter TV, on Thursday morning on charges of allegedly possessing liquor in excess of the legally permitted limit. The 67-liter seizure occurred during a search conducted by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) at Augustine's ancestral residence in Muttil South Village, Vythiri Taluk, Wayanad, on Wednesday.

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