Reporter TV Managing Editor Anto Augustine denied bail in alcohol seizure case
The alcohol recovery was made during an investigation on the alleged sports scam on bringing Messi and Argentina team for a friendly match to Keralam
Excise officials have arrested Anto Augustine, the 38-year-old managing director of Malayalam news channel Reporter TV, on charges of alleged possession of liquor exceeding the legally permissible limit. The arrest came after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) recovered 67 litres of liquor from Augustine's ancestral residence in Muttil South Village, Vythiri Taluk, Wayanad, during a search operation on September 16, 2026.
The SIT is investigating alleged financial fraud linked to a failed bid to bring the Argentine national football team to Kochi for an international friendly last year. Augustine faces charges under Sections 55(a), 55(i), and 58 of the Kerala Abkari Act and will be taken to Wayanad for a magistrate's court appearance.
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