Bihar liquor law: In first conviction, Jehanabad court sentences two brothers to jail for 5 years

Over 25,000 people have been facing cases under the liquor law in Bihar and about 15,000 people have been languishing in jail.

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The two brothers are daily wagers who lived at Purvi Unta area of Jehanabad. (Source: File Photo)

In a first conviction since the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 was put into effect, a Jehanabad court has sentenced two brothers to five-year-jail term with fine of Rs 1 lakh each.

The court of Jehanabad additional district judge on Monday convicted and sentenced Mastan Manjhi and Painter Manjhi to five years jail term and slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh each for drinking. An excise department team had arrested the two on May 29 this year and medical examination had later confirmed presence of alcohol in their blood samples. The two brothers are daily wagers who lived at Purvi Unta area of Jehanabad.

In June this year, 1878 bottles of liquor were seized from the room of a private high school in Jehanabad. While the liquor was found to be manufactured in Haryana, the liquor seized was from Kishanchand Dangi Girl’s High School premises in Dhangawan area of Jehanabad. While the school administrator’s role was being probed, two persons were arrested for their involvement in the illegal liquor trade.

Over 25,000 people have been facing cases under the liquor law and about 15,000 people have been languishing in jail. By the end of May this year, close to 1.55 lakh litres out of the seized stock of 11.9 lakh litres were destroyed in 20 districts of the state.

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