Excise officer attacked by dogs during raid

MUZAFFARNAGAR: A senior excise officer was seriously injured after dogs attacked him during a raid at the residence of an industrialist here, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred on July 10, when S Pandey, a senior official of central excise and custom department, along with his team, went to raid the factory and residence of industrialist Vaibhav Goel. According to the police, Goel allegedly unleashed dogs at the customs team. Police have registered a case against Goel on the complaint of central excise and custom department deputy director Atul Singh.