•Siwan police in Bihar busted a major liquor smuggling operation before Holi, seizing foreign liquor worth approximately 5 million rupees.
•The raid in Titara village, Ziradei police station area, uncovered liquor hidden in sacks of puffed rice being transported from the Bihar-Uttar Pradesh border to Chhapra.
•Driver Salim Khan and co-driver Mool Singh, both from Barmer, Rajasthan, were arrested while attempting to flee.
•Excise Superintendent Bipin Kumar confirmed intensified raids for Holi, thwarting liquor mafias' plans to supply illegal liquor.
•Police are interrogating the accused to identify the organized gang, suppliers, and real dealers behind the large consignment.