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West Champaran hooch deaths: 56 held for liquor smuggling
Bettiah and Bagaha police Monday arrested 56 people for their alleged involvement in liquor smuggling and seized around 346 litres of liquor during a special drive
Published on: Jul 19, 2021, 21:50:28 IST
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Bettiah and Bagaha police Monday arrested 56 people for their alleged involvement in liquor smuggling and seized around 346 litres of liquor during a special drive.
In a press release, Bettiah police mentioned that the total seizure included 312 litres of country liquor, 33 litres of Indian Made Foreign Liquor 10 litres of spirit, besides three motorcycles and a mobile.
“All the arrested persons have been sent to jail,” mentioned the press release.
At least 16 people died in West Champaran after allegedly consuming spurious liquor recently.
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