Patna (Bihar) : In a rich haul, more than 378 pouches of country liquor and around 300 bottles of IMFL were seized from the city and two other places of Bihar today where a total prohibition is in place.
The police raided Hardinge Park area in Patna and arrested seven women who were allegedly illegally trading in pouches of country liquor, Senior Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj said in a statement. The 378 pouches of country liquor that the women had brought for selling were seized. During questioning, the women said they had smuggled the pouches into Patna from neighbouring Jharkhand, the statement said.
Over 300 bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) were also seized from Munger and Nawada districts of Bihar and five people, including two women, were arrested. Acting on a tip off that a huge consignment of foreign liquor was being smuggled into Bihar from Jharkhand, police increased vigilance at the inter-state border and found 214 bottles in a car at Nauaghat More in Munger district.
Superintendent of Police Ashish Bharti said police arrested Rohit Singh, who runs an upscale hotel in Ranchi, and seized 11 ATM cards from him. He was later sent to jail, the SP said, adding, his two accomplices managed to give police a slip. Four persons, including two women, were arrested by excise officials for possessing foreign and country liquor while checking a bus at an integrated check-post at Rajauli in Nawada district.
