Bhubaneswar, Dec 14 (PTI) Excise officials came under attack from a few drunken men while conducting raids at bars in Bhubaneswar to ensure timely closure and adherence to established norms, an official said on Sunday.

The Excise Department conducted raids at over 30 bars in the Odisha capital on Saturday night.

During one such raid at a bar in Patia in Chandrasekharpur police station area, a few drunken men hurled liquor bottles at the vehicles of the excise officials, who were, however, not injured in the incident, he said.

“We have lodged a complaint with Chandrasekharpur police station seeking action against the miscreants," the official told PTI.

The Excise Department will continue its enforcement drive on the bars, he said.

The raids were conducted in the wake of a major fire in

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