They were trying to stop the vehicle after receiving a tip-off that it was carrying liquor in violation of the state's stringent prohibition law, a senior official said. According to a statement issued by Begusarai Superintendent of Police Yogendra Kumar, sub-inspector Khamas Chaudhary (52) was posted at Naavkothi Police Station where information reached that a car carrying liquor was passing by. Consequently, Chaudhary took three home guard personnel along and rushed to a bridge on the Budhi Gandak River to intercept the car. They were trying to stop the vehicle after receiving a tip-off that it was carrying liquor in violation of the state's stringent prohibition law, a senior official said. The owner of the car has been tracked down and arrested, the SP added.

Source: Indian Express December 20, 2023 10:13 UTC