puducherry residents of ariyankuppam on thursday ransacked an arrack shop which was opened on an open space without a proper building the residents urged the government not to grant permission to open the shop in their locality and warned that they would stage protests if government fails to pay heed to heir request police said the excise department directed the lessee of the arrack shop to shift th shop to ariyankuppam from manaveli another hamlet in the outskirts of the town following an order from the madras high court accordingly the lessee opened the shop on the open place with a name board and 50000worth stock when the residents came to know about the development they reached the spot and ransacked the articles including the spirit bottles ariyankuppam police registered a case according to people the puducherry government has been granting permission for opening liquor shopscumbars and arrack shops near residential areas places of worship and educational institutions leading to widespread protest from all sections of people recently the residents of thirukanur staged a protest when a cooperative society attempted to open a bar in their locality the cooperative society managed to open the bar with the presence of policemen on wednesday similarly pondicherry agro service and industries corporation limited opened a bar near the novitiate of the sisters of st josephs of cluny a roman catholic religious institute founded in 1807 in bahour 15km from town limits on friday despite opposition by the villagers