Bihar police on Monday conducted a raid in Bhagwanpur village of Begusarai district and arrested 2 persons with liquor, said the authorities. Bihar is a dry state where the sale of alcohol has been prohibited since 2016 under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
The administration has established 72 Naka checking points throughout the states to check and seize illicit liquor transportation and misuse of the same keeping the election environment ahead in the mind.
Patna (Bihar) [India], November 22 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said the police have received complaints that liquor is served at some wedding functions and when the police get any such input, they take action.
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 9 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Excise Department on Monday conducted raids in various locations across Gorakhpur and recovered nearly 450 litres of country-made liquor.
Rajgarh (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 21 (ANI): Police personnel were thrashed and held hostage for 2-hours after they asked people who gathered at a liquor shop in Rampuria village to maintain social distance.
Palghar (Maharashtra) [India], July 1 (ANI): Maharashtra police on Sunday raided two different places here and seized country-made liquor from these locations.