Drunk mukhiya, 2 others held in Muzaffarpur

PATNA: A mukhiya’s decision to sing songs and enjoy a liquor party at home landed him behind bars as a police team, which had gone to Dardha village under the Sakra police station area in Muzaffarpur district to raid the house of another person, got to know about it and arrested him along with two others on Saturday.
SHO of Sakra police station Ram Nath Prasad said the police arrested mukhiya Anant Shyanam (45) and his two supporters – Naresh Kumar (40) and Nawal Ram (35).The three were remanded in judicial custody on Sunday.
Prasad said Shyanam is mukhiya of Muhammadpur Badal panchayat. He is all set to contest the upcoming panchayat election too. “The party was organised by the mukhiya at his home-cum-office. He wanted Naresh and Nawal to campaign for him,” SHO said.
The SHO said a joint team of police and excise officials had gone to the village to raid the house of a 25-year-old liquor smuggler. “The police heard the mukhiya singing song. Smelling foul play, police raided his house and found him enjoying liquor party with two others. A half-consumed liquor bottle and a sealed liquor bottle were recovered from the mukhiya’s house. At least 28 empty liquor bottles were also recovered from the vicinity of the mukhiya’s house,” the SHO added.