Patna, April 23: The son of a Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP)  has been arrested for consuming liquor in Bihar in violation of prohibiting law. Rahul Kumar, 18, son of Gaya MP Hari Manjhi was arrested from a village near Bodh gaya. He was arrested along with his two friends on Sunday. Gaya Senior Superintendent of Police Garima Malik  confirmed that Rahul was sent to judicial custody.

According to police officer Shuv Kumar Mahto, Police conducted a medical examination of Manjhi's son and it was confirmed that he had consumed liquor. However BJP MP Hari Manjhi denied the charges. He claimed that his son was arrested to defame him ahead of 2019 elections.

The BJP and Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal(United) are allies in Bihar. Complete prohibition was imposed in the state on 5 April, 2016. In March this year, Senior BJP leader and Member of Parliament questioned the liquor ban in the state and demanded the state government should review the ban.

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