Crime has declined by 27 per cent after liquor ban: Bihar govt

April 25, 2016 22:16

The Bihar government today said rate of heinous crimes has decreased by 27 per cent in the month of April since the imposition of total prohibition in the state.

A high-level meeting held by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with senior officials of Patna division comprising six districts of Patna, Nalanda, Bhojpur, Rohtas, Buxar and Bhabua, highlighted that the rate of heinous crime from April 1 to April 23 this year was 2,328 as compared to 3,178 during the corresponding period in 2015.

The fact regarding lowering of crime rate was stated by Commissioner Patna division Anand Kishore during the meeting held by Nitish Kumar to take stock of situation in the wake of promulgation of total ban on liquor in the state on April 5 last, an official statement said. The Commissioner informed the meeting that cases of death in road accidents have also come down during this period after declaration of the state as total dry. Besides, tension during communal procession and other kind of march have also witnessed a slide due to prohibition, it said.

The CM during the meeting, in which Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav, Chief Secretary Anjani Kumar Singh and state police chief P K Thakur were present, asked about raids conducted to enforce prohibition and arrest of persons under the new Excise law.

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