Katihar, Apr 18 (PTI) Two women were arrested in Bihar’s Katihar district for allegedly smuggling liquor, officials said on Friday.

The women, who are not muslims, had hidden the liquor under the burqas they were wearing, said Shubash Kumar Singh, an inspector of the Prohibition Excise & Registration Department in the district.

They were intercepted near Maniya railway station on Thursday on the basis of intelligence inputs, he said.

When they were frisked, a large quantity of liquor bottles was recovered from their possession, he added.

In a separate operation, two persons were arrested after liquor was seized from their houses in Durgapur Laliyahi area of the district.

The sale and consumption of alcohol were banned in the state in April 2016. PTI CORR PKD SOM