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Liquor Looted in Prohibition-Era Bihar: Truck Overturns in Araria, Crowd Scrambles for Bottles.
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News18•02-10-2026, 18:36
Liquor Looted in Prohibition-Era Bihar: Truck Overturns in Araria, Crowd Scrambles for Bottles.
- •A truck laden with foreign liquor overturned in Araria district, Bihar, despite ongoing prohibition.
- •Following the accident, a crowd of villagers gathered and began looting liquor bottles from the crashed truck.
- •The incident occurred near Kharhat, close to the toll tax plaza, in the Raniganj police station area.
- •Police have seized the truck and are identifying those who looted the liquor based on viral pictures and videos.
- •The incident raises questions about liquor transportation and enforcement of prohibition in Bihar.
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Following the accident near the Kharhat toll tax plaza, the truck's driver and cleaner fled the scene while a large crowd of villagers gathered and scrambled to loot the liquor bottles.
Raniganj police have seized the crashed truck, and Araria SDPO Sushil Kumar stated that authorities are identifying the individuals involved in looting the liquor using viral pictures and videos to take strict action.
Police are currently investigating where the liquor-laden truck originated and its intended destination, while also preparing to take legal action against the looters based on available video footage.
