Railway Police in Patna have apprehended a group of 14 people involved in liquor smuggling along a train route, including 11 women, in a significant crackdown on illegal alcohol distribution amid the state’s ongoing prohibition policy.
Officials said the operation took place at Patliputra Railway Station during a targeted search of the Seemanchal Express train. Law enforcement officers acted on specific instructions from senior railway police command and conducted a thorough inspection of passengers and their belongings.
Among those detained were 11 women and three men, including a train coach attendant identified as part of the smuggling network. Police found 95 litres of foreign liquor, a significant quantity of cash and several mobile phones seized as evidence during the operation.
Authorities said the suspects were transporting the alcoholic beverages covertly from one district to another using railway services, exploiting the prohibition in Bihar where commercial sale and consumption of liquor remain banned. The use of women in the smuggling operation was described by officials as a tactic to avoid detection during routine checks.
The case will be processed under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Bihar Prohibition Act. Police are continuing investigations to determine the full extent of the network and whether it has links to wider smuggling operations elsewhere.
Enforcement agencies have reiterated their commitment to uphold the state’s prohibition law and intercept illegal liquor supply channels that continue to challenge policing efforts in the region.
