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Bihar Liquor Smuggling: Women's Guise Uncovered
27 Sep
Summary
- Women are allegedly used as liquor couriers in Bihar, hiding in plain sight.
- Recent cases involve disguises as students, family members, or ordinary travelers.
- Authorities face challenges due to open railway stations and impractical blanket checks.
In Bihar, a dry state, authorities are encountering a new tactic in liquor smuggling: the alleged use of women in deceptive roles. These women are reportedly traveling as students, relatives, wives, or ordinary passengers, their unassuming appearance serving as a disguise. Investigators have found that as checks on vehicles and known smuggling routes intensify, these women are allegedly employed to move liquor, looking like individuals police would not suspect.
Recent cases illustrate this pattern. In one instance, around 75 litres of foreign liquor were found in a locked First AC coupe with a young woman. Another time, a BA student and her companion were apprehended with 15.3 litres. Other incidents involved a supposed family transporting 60 litres from a hidden compartment in a car and a woman presented as a 'chachi' carrying 68 litres. As of September 2026, law enforcement faces significant challenges in identifying these couriers, as their methods rely on appearing completely ordinary. The sheer volume of daily train traffic and the open nature of railway stations make comprehensive checks impractical. Between January and August 2026, railway units apprehended 131 women in liquor-smuggling cases, underscoring the scale of this evolving strategy.
