Bihar Liquor Smuggling: Woman Paid Rs 10,000 A Day To Sit In Car; Reveals How Smugglers Dodged Police Checks

Liquor smugglers in Bihar have adopted a new tactic to evade police checks, with women allegedly being used as passengers to make vehicles carrying alcohol appear like ordinary family cars.

The practice came to light during a recent Excise Department operation in Sitamarhi. A woman arrested in the case reportedly told officials during interrogation that she travelled in liquor-laden vehicles for Rs 10,000 a day.

According to the woman, she travelled from Uttar Pradesh and other states in vehicles carrying liquor while posing as a housewife. She told investigators that police are less likely to stop and search a vehicle if a woman or young woman is travelling in it.

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How The Smugglers Used Women To Avoid Suspicion

The woman was travelling in a vehicle when Excise Inspector and Station House Officer Pramod Kumar and his team stopped it. During questioning, the driver identified her as his "aunt" and claimed that he was taking her to Bettiah.

When officials asked whether the vehicle contained liquor or any other prohibited material, the driver replied, "Sir, there's a woman in the car, let alone alcohol or other prohibited material."

The response, however, did not convince the Excise Department team. The vehicle was scanned, following which liquor bottles were found concealed in the basement and other parts of the car.

The discovery led officials to investigate the use of women as part of the liquor-smuggling network. By placing a woman in the vehicle, smugglers allegedly attempt to make it look like a regular family car and reduce the chances of it being searched.

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68 Litres Of Foreign Liquor Recovered

The case dates back to August 27, when the Excise Department recovered 68 litres of foreign liquor from a car bearing registration number DL 10 CD 2388.

A woman was arrested along with Uttar Pradesh resident Awadh Kishore Pandey and Sitamarhi resident Sanjeev Kumar.

Following the arrests and the woman's interrogation, the Excise Department has increased surveillance on the use of women in vehicles suspected of being involved in liquor smuggling.

The development highlights how liquor networks in Bihar are changing their methods to bypass enforcement under the state's prohibition law.