Archive · 19 Jun 2025
Bihar Alcohol Ban: Deaths from Illicit Liquor Persist Despite Efforts
Bihar's government banned alcohol to stop people from drinking, but some people still find ways to get it illegally.
Even though it's been banned for nine years, there are still problems.
The police are still finding illegal liquor and arresting people.
Sadly, some people have died from drinking the bad, illegal alcohol.
Researchers looked at the government's records from 2015 to 2022 to find out how many people have died because of this problem.
Bihar imposed a ban on alcohol sales, but consumption continued.
Reports of illicit liquor seizures and related arrests persist.
Deaths related to consumption of illicit liquor have been reported.
Data on deaths due to illicit liquor consumption was analyzed.
The analysis covered data from 2015 to 2022.
- Who
- The Quint looked at the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)'s data.
- What
- Reports of deaths due to illicit liquor consumption were analyzed in Bihar, despite a state-wide ban.
- When
- The analysis covered data from 2015 to 2022.
- Where
- Bihar
- Why
- To discern the number of deaths and incidents due to consumption of illicit liquor.
Government's Perspective
Reality
Ban Effectiveness
Government's Perspective
The government implemented an alcohol ban.
Reality
Despite the ban, consumption of illicit liquor and related deaths continue to be reported.
- Alcohol Ban Implementation
- Bihar
- Focus
- Deaths due to consumption of illicit liquor
- Data Source
- National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)
- Data Period
- 2015-2022