The Excise Department in Nawada district has arrested a liquor smuggler who was operating under the guise of a fruit shop at Rajauli Bypass. The accused was caught red-handed during a raid conducted on Friday night around 8:30 PM. The department also confiscated the motorcycle used for liquor smuggling.

The operation was led by Excise Inspector Amrit Kumar Gupta. Excise Superintendent Ganesh Chandra stated that a rigorous campaign is being conducted at checkpoints along the Jharkhand border to enforce complete prohibition in Bihar. For the past few days, the department had been receiving confidential information about a fruit vendor selling liquor at Rajauli Bypass. After confirming the intelligence, the Excise Department team planned a surprise raid.

During the raid, a search of the dicky of the accused's Hero Glamour motorcycle (number BR-27-W-9579) led to the recovery of 8 bottles of foreign liquor. The arrested individual has been identified as Shivshankar Kumar alias Shankar Malakar, son of Laxman Mali, a resident of Mahsai Mohalla, under Rajauli police station. During interrogation, the accused admitted to selling liquor alongside fruits and revealed that he had previously been jailed for liquor smuggling.

Excise Superintendent Ganesh Chandra informed that the seized liquor and motorcycle have been confiscated, and a case has been registered under the relevant sections of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. The accused was sent to judicial custody after a medical examination on Saturday. The Excise Department has made it clear that such raids will continue in the district to ensure the success of liquor prohibition.