Complete prohibition is in force in Bihar, but liquor smugglers keep adopting new and surprising tactics to throw dust in the eyes of the police and excise department. The latest case is from Gopalganj district of Bihar, where the police department and the excise department team themselves were stunned to see the vicious mind of the smugglers. A case of liquor smuggling has come to light in Gopalganj, which also surprised the excise police. The liquor smugglers turned the Scorpio into a basement for smuggling. Alcohol was hidden from the engine of the car to the body and stepney. When the police searched the Scorpio, the officers were also stunned to see the liquor hidden inside.
Where is the case?
The incident took place in Bathua Bazaar under Phulwaria police station area of Gopalganj. The excise police had received a tip-off that a huge consignment of liquor was being brought to Gopalganj from Uttar Pradesh. On the basis of the information, the excise police intercepted a suspicious Scorpio near Bathua market and started investigation. At first glance, the Scorpio looked completely empty. But the secret information received by the police remained suspicious. After this, when the vehicle was searched closely, the whole game of liquor smuggling came to light. The smugglers had made the engine, body and stepney of the Scorpio a place to hide the liquor.
During
the search, about 120 liters of liquor was recovered from the Scorpio. The value of the recovered liquor is said to be lakhs of rupees. The excise police have arrested two accused in the case. The arrested accused have been identified as Mithlesh Kumar, a resident of Naya village in Vaishali district, and Pawan Kumar, a resident of Samastipur district. Both the accused have been arrested and sent to jail. At the same time, the Scorpio used in liquor smuggling has also been seized by the excise police.
Excise Superintendent Amrutesh Kumar said that continuous action is being taken against liquor. Liquor smugglers are adopting different methods to evade the police, but the excise police are catching such smugglers with the help of scanners and other means. The Excise Department is continuously running a campaign to stop liquor smuggling in Gopalganj. But in this case, the way the smugglers turned different parts of the Scorpio into a basement, it also surprised the police. That is, the car was empty from the outside, but the entire treasure of liquor was hidden inside.
