VaishaliAbout 17 cartons of liquor kept hidden inside a pond have been recovered in Harpur village of Vaishali district of Bihar. The police gave this information on Friday. Station House Officer Vaishali Suresh Prasad Chowdhary said, “Further action will be taken by registering an FIR in the matter.” According to the police, special liquor was brought from Haryana to celebrate Holi. Chaudhary said, “In view of Holi, the liquor mafia has become active in Vaishali district and they are adopting various tactics to hoodwink the police.”
But the Excise Department team has been successful in recovering liquor worth lakhs of rupees hidden in the fish pond. A pond located in Harpur village of Mahua police station area so that it can be consumed during Holi, but when the Excise Department team raided there, 17 cartons of foreign liquor were found.
Bihar | About 17 cartons of liquor kept hidden inside a pond in Harpur village have been recovered. Further action by registering an FIR in the case: Suresh Prasad Chowdhary, product station in-charge, Vaishali (03.03) pic.twitter.com/X7asC5kc9L– ANI (@ANI) March 3, 2023
Although no businessman has been arrested in this action, but the Excise Department has foiled the plans of the liquor mafia. Chaudhary said, “More than 150 liters of liquor has been seized and the seized liquor is made in Haryana, on which ‘Holi special’ is written. Those involved in hiding the liquor will be identified and action will be taken soon.”
Notably, liquor has been banned in Bihar since April 2016 with severe punishment.