As Bihar gears up for elections, liquor smuggling intensifies. On the Lucknow-Barauni Express, authorities discovered 316 whisky bottles hidden in an AC duct after a passenger reported cooling issues. A coach attendant from Bihar, Ashish Kumar, was arrested; he confessed to smuggling liquor regularly from Uttar Pradesh to sell in Bihar's black market, exploiting prohibition laws.
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