Three women held for hooch production in Rajbiraj

RAJBIRAJ: Police in Rajbiraj arrested three women on charge of illegally producing alcohol and seized paraphernalia as well as raw materials for hooch production in Rajbiraj, the district headquarters of Saptari, on Tuesday.

The arrested have been identified as Ganga Bastola and Tara Magar of Rajbiraj Municipality-4 and Mina Satar of Rajbiraj Municipality-3.

Police launched a 15-day campaign to control illegal production of alcohol in the district on August 17.