Bihar Police arrests 2 Chinese nationals for liquor consumption

Two Chinese nationals have been arrested in Patna for violating the liquor prohibition imposed by the Bihar government over two years ago, police said on Monday.

The two, employed in Chinese mobile phone company Oppo, were arrested in a drunken state from a guesthouse on Sunday night. "The police launched a probe into how they got the liquor," Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj said.

The guesthouse, where they were staying was booked in the name of Oppo Mobiles (DS) Private Limited. 

More than 1.5 lakh persons have been arrested for violating the liquor prohibition in Bihar till date since it was imposed on April 5, 2016.

(With inputs from IANS)