Despite prohibition being in force in Bihar, liquor smugglers keep devising one astonishing and 'creative' method after another to dodge the law. One such case has come to light from Bihar's Sitamarhi district, where the smuggling technique left everyone stunned. The incident took the police by surprise too. In this latest case, an elderly man was caught smuggling liquor using such an unusual trick that onlookers were left dumbfounded.
Elderly Man's Unusual Smuggling Trick
According to the information, the elderly man had strapped the liquor bottles all over his body, beneath his clothes, in such a way that no one would suspect anything at first glance. However, his cunning could not last long in the face of the police's alertness. During the investigation and search, when the officers frisked him, liquor bottles began to emerge from his body one after another. The sight left even the police personnel present at the spot astonished. Within moments, the entire consignment of liquor hidden on his body was uncovered. The police recovered a total of 54 liquor bottles from the elderly man.
Police Seize the Liquor
The police have seized all the recovered liquor and have begun further legal proceedings in the matter. Officials say that liquor smugglers are constantly adopting new tactics, but the police too are keeping a close watch on such cases.
Curbing Smuggling Remains a Major Challenge
Enforcing prohibition effectively continues to be a major challenge in Bihar. Liquor smuggling and its illegal trade still remain a headache for the state government, the police and the administration. The recently released figures of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) also indicate that despite all the strictness, liquor consumption in the state has not stopped completely. The survey reveals that 16.5 per cent of men in Bihar still consume alcohol. According to the figures, the proportion of drinkers in rural areas has risen to 17.1 per cent, while in urban areas it stands at 12.8 per cent, which is quite worrying. In such a scenario, completely curbing liquor smuggling remains a tough test for the government.
