How tonic fetches the gin: Surrogate deliveries give liquor a home run in NCR

Home delivery of liquor is not allowed in Delhi-NCR, but Nitish has no problem getting one straight to his doorstep in Gurgaon at any hour of the day..

Alcohol is reaching homes comfortably in Delhi-NCR through surrogate deliveries made by the same riders who bring food and groceries home but under the radar of their app-based platforms...

Rohit, who lives in Noidas 7x and works with an IT company, says his first liquor home delivery was two bottles of rum for which he paid a charge of Rs 150..

I learnt this trick from a friend, who often orders liquor this way, says Swagat, who lives in Mehrauli.Asked how frequently delivery riders pick up booze, a liquor shop owner in Noida said the only thing they watch out for is if an underage person is buying booze..

In Gurgaon, the shops deliver, she says.. Home delivery of liquor, meanwhile, has been used as bait by fraudsters who fleece people online..