Bihar Rats Consume Alcohol Worth Crores

Patna: Prohibition was imposed in Bihar and the government may be successfully stopping the people from having a peg or two. However, over nine lakh liters of alcohol was guzzled down by rats, which was seized by police from different places as prohibition is in force. The issue came up after reports emerged that the seized bottles of liquor were missing from police station 'malkhanas' (stores).

over nine lakh liters of alcohol was guzzled down by rats, which was seized by police from different places as prohibition is in force

As per reports, in the last 13 months a whopping 9.15 litre of alcohol, domestic as well Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL), have been seized in Bihar following the ban. It emerged at the recent crime meeting of the state police that while a major portion of the seized liquor got destroyed on way to police stations, an equally large amount was consumed by rodents in the store of the police stations.

The Nitish Kumar government clamped total prohibition in Bihar since April last year. In order to enforce the liquor ban, a special drive has been launched by the police as well Excise department across the state.