Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar says that the decision to ban liquor was taken in April 2016 following demands from women of the state, but now the state police is conducting raids in a rooms of newly-wedded brides. On Thursday night, a team of Vaishali police conducted raid in a house of Seela Devi located in Hathsarganj locality in Hajipur city and ransacked the bedroom of her daughter-in-law who came in the house just five days ago after the marriage. The police personnel were searching liquor bottle in her bedroom.

Pooja Kumari, the newly-wedded bride, was in the bedroom when a team of police personnel, which had no women personnel, entered into her room and searched every thing. "They searched the entire room including the bed, cupboard, suitcases and drawers. When I asked them about what they are looking for, they rudely asked to stay silent. They informed me that they were searching for liquor bottle that was kept in the room," Pooja told media persons in Hajipur on Friday afternoon.