In a novel attempt to evade law enforcement, liquor smugglers in Sheikhpura district used a government ambulance to transport alcohol. The Excise Department seized a government ambulance carrying 10 cartons of English liquor late Wednesday evening. The ambulance, reportedly belonging to the Warisaliganj Primary Health Center in Nawada district, was being used for smuggling. The driver, Pramod Kumar, a resident of Aure village under Ramgarh police station in Lakhisarai district, has been arrested.

Acting on a tip-off, the Excise Department intercepted the ambulance on the Sheikhpura-Shahpur road, near Tati Pul, about one kilometer from Prabhubigha village in the western part of Sheikhpura, close to the Nawada district border. The driver was reportedly sounding the emergency siren to mislead police and the public. When the excise team attempted to stop the ambulance, the driver allegedly tried to run them over. Reports also suggest a scuffle between some individuals and the excise team, necessitating the intervention of Kusumbha police.

Excise Station Officer Amit Anand stated that the 10 seized cartons contained 120 bottles of English liquor, totaling approximately 90 liters. The consignment was en route to Sheikhpura from Shahpur More (Nawada). The Excise Department is now interrogating the arrested driver to ascertain the origin and destination of the liquor and to uncover the entire smuggling network. This is the first recorded instance of a government ambulance being used for liquor smuggling in Sheikhpura, raising serious concerns about the misuse of public health services.