228 bottles of liqour seized, one held

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Press Trust of India Gaya (Bihar)
Last Updated : Jun 29 2016 | 5:22 PM IST
A man from Jharkhand was today arrested with 228 bottles of liquor in Barachatti police station area of Gaya district, police said.
A car coming from Ranchi was intercepted by the police and 228 bottles of whiskey, meant for supply to the paramilitary forces, seized, City Superintendent of Police Avkash Kumar claimed.
As liqour has been banned in Bihar, the police arrested one person, identified as Bhola Singh, under the Excise Act for illegal possession of liqour bottles.
Singh was travelling from Ranchi by the car with the liquor bottles on way to his native place in Aurangabad district of Bihar, Kumar said.
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First Published: Jun 29 2016 | 5:22 PM IST

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