Bihar Hooch Tragedies: 354 Deaths Since 2016 Prohibition, Police Report

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Bihar Hooch Tragedy: 354 Deaths Since 2016 Prohibition, Police Intensify Raids

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News18•17-03-2026, 21:00

Bihar Hooch Tragedy: 354 Deaths Since 2016 Prohibition, Police Intensify Raids

•354 people have died due to spurious liquor in Bihar since the prohibition law was implemented in 2016.
•Police reported an 18% increase in average monthly hooch seizures until February this year compared to 2025.
•Authorities have intensified raids, with the average monthly recovery of liquor reaching 370,684 litres in the first two months of 2026.
•Bihar police's prohibition unit conducts inter-state raids, with 38 such operations in 2025 across Jharkhand, UP, Chhattisgarh, and MP.
•8,072 traders and 14,755 consumers were arrested in the first two months of this year, with 251 arrests made outside the state.

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