印度禁酒令没收的90万升酒竟被老鼠喝光?

Police in the eastern Indian state of Bihar say rats have consumed thousands of litres of confiscated alcohol.

印度东部城邦比哈尔的警方日前表示，老鼠已经喝掉了几千升被没收的酒精。

The state banned the sale and consumption of alcohol last year. Since then police have seized more than 900,000 litres.

该城邦从去年开始禁止酒类的销售和饮用。自那时起，警方共没收了超过90万升的酒精。

Patna city's top police official, Manu Maharaj, said last Tuesday that much of that liquor had been lost to rats. Police have now ordered an inquiry to examine these claims.

巴特那城的警长摩奴·马哈拉吉上周二称，其中大部分的酒都让老鼠喝了。警方目前已经下令调查这一说法。

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced the alcohol ban soon after taking office last year. It was seen as a way of reducing domestic violence, harassment and poverty.

在去年宣布就任后，比哈尔首席部长尼特什·库玛不久便颁布了禁酒令。该行为被视为是一种降低犯罪、骚扰和贫困。

Police subsequently launched search operations across the state to confiscate alcohol. They also arrested more than 40,000 people for illegally keeping alcohol in their homes and shops.

随后，警方在全州范围内展开了搜查以没收酒精。另外，他们还以在家中和商店里非法持有酒精为由逮捕了4万余人。

The operation resulted in massive stocks of alcohol bottles kept in police stations as evidence. Some police stations even rented private storage facilities for the bottles.

这一行动导致大量的酒瓶被存放在警察局以作为证据。一些警察局甚至租用私人仓库存放这些酒瓶。

Mr Maharaj told The Hindu newspaper that officers would also be routinely checked for alcohol consumption.

马哈拉吉向《印度教徒报》透露，警官们会定期检查酒精的消耗情况。