Cop arrested for consuming liquor in dry Bihar

A sub-inspector of police was arrested here on Friday while consuming liquor at a hotel in violation of the strict prohibition law, the district police chief said.

Senior Superintendent of Police, Muzaffarpur, Manoj Kumar, said a raid was conducted at a hotel in Shukla Road locality under Town police station area following a tip-off that some people were consuming liquor there.

Among those arrested from the spot were the hotel's owner Sanjeev Kumar, besides Manoj Kumar Nirala - who was posted as a sub-inspector in the same police station area, the SSP said adding that breath analyzer test confirmed that the sub-inspector had consumed alcohol