Excise officers faced an attack from drunken men while conducting raids at bars in Bhubaneswar on the night of December 13, 2025. The raids covered more than 30 bars to enforce timely closing and rule-following. At a bar in Patia, in the Chandrasekharpur police area, some drunken men threw liquor bottles at the officials’ vehicles. No officials were hurt. An official said, "We have lodged a complaint with Chandrasekharpur police station seeking action against the miscreants." The Excise Department said it will continue these enforcement efforts. The raids came after a big fire at a restaurant in Palasuni, Satya Vihar area, on December 12. That restaurant was running a bar illegally. An inquiry is ongoing, another official added.