MBBS doctor among 7 arrested in raid at 2 hotels in Patna

According to a media report in the Times of India, the arbitrary raids were conducted as part of an 'operation' to prohibit liquor in the state on the basis of the CM Nitish Kumar's orders after the recent hooch death.

The engineers who were arrested were preparing their drinks before the police arrived at the spot, said Kankarbagh police station SHO Ravishankar Kumar. He added, "None of them were in inebriated state. Their breathalyzer test was also negative."

The SHO added that a bottle of smuggled Indian manufactured foreign liquor (IMFL) of a costly brand and six disposable cups were taken from their possession. They had reached Patna through flight and train to attend a friend's wedding on Saturday night.

He said, "They would have been part of the baraat within a couple of hours before which they were arrested in random checking of hotels taken up by police." The six engineers were brought to the police station after the arrest.

The SHO mentioned that every police station across district is randomly conducting inspection of at least two hotels per day to enforce prohibition.

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