BH-OFFICIAL-LIQUOR

A joint director of the industry

department in Bihar was arrested after alcohol was found at

his residence during a raid conducted by vigilance sleuths in

connection with a disproportionate assets case, officials said

Thursday.

Sanjay Kumar Singh, the joint director, became the

first high-ranking official in the state to be booked for

violating the ban on sale and possession of alcohol which has

been in force for close to three years.

Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) had on Wednesday night

raided the premises of the joint director, an officer of the

provincial civil services, in the posh Anandpuri locality of

the state capital.

SVU sleuths said on condition of anonymity "Singh was

known for a lavish lifestyle though his salary account details

showed that he hardly withdrew any money."

A few bottles of liquor was found at the house which

the sleuths informed the police station concerned following

which the officer was arrested for violating the prohibition

law brought by Nitish Kumar government in April, 2016.

The court of Special Judge Manoj Kumar Singh Thursday

sent the joint director to jail for possessing liquor.