Kerala’s newest adventure with alcohol might either surprise you or shock you to no bounds. In a new twist of events, residents of New Solomon’s Apartment in Kerala’s Thrissur district were amused to find the water taps installed in their homes started serving them liquor.

It so happened then that the families started checking on one another and found out that a total of 18 families witnessed similar action in their homes with tap flowing with alcohol instead of water. This put the locals of the area into a frenzy.

The latest reports suggest that the mystery was then solved when some residents approached the authorities of the municipality to inquire about the matter. The ‘hiccup’ was then traced to an excise department operation that took place in the said area a few days ago. The excise team had apparently tried to dump seized liquor, which had gone terribly wrong.

As per reports, the incident can be traced back to six years ago when a bar, located near the residence, was charged with storing 6000 liquor unlawfully. And when the excise officials intervened, the court asked them to get rid of the illegal booze. Following the order, the department dumped more than 4500 li of seized liquor into a pit, without being aware that most of it would flow into a nearby well, which is the main source of potable water for Solomon’s Avenue residents.

This led to the comedy of errors for the residents when they witnessed water mixed with alcohol in their water taps.

However, to rectify the situation, the unimpressed residents knocked the doors of Chalakudy municipal secretary and health department to take action against the excise officials. Referring to this, Deputy Excise Commissioner TK Sanu said the well had been cleaned around eight times to get rid of all traces of liquor in the water. And that clean water will be provided to the affected families until the water becomes completely clean.