Cops In Bihar Claim That 'Liquor Loving' Rats Drank 9 Lakh Litres Of Seized Alcohol

In Bihar, rats are savouring the fruits of prohibition. According to the state police, "liquor-loving" rats drank up a large amount of the 9 lakh litres of alcohol they seized from people who were caught breaking the prohibition law.

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The issue came into the limelight after local media reported that seized bottles of liquor were missing from police stations godowns. At a recent meeting of the state police, it was said that some of the seized bottles had been destroyed and what was left was finished off in the stores by ¡°liquor-loving rats¡±.

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¡°With the rats running riot and the men in uniform not above suspicion, policemen in police stations would now be subjected to random breath analyser test to check whether they too had a swig or two of the confiscated booty,¡± Manu Maharaj, Patna Senior Superintendent of Police told PTI.

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The Nitish Kumar government clamped total prohibition on Bihar last April. To enforce the liquor ban, a special drive has been launched by the police and the excise department across the state.

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Media reports said that in the last 13 months, a whopping 9.15 lakh litres of alcohol, domestic as well Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL), have been seized in Bihar following the ban.

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