PATNA, Dec. 30 -- The Bihar government on Tuesday warned anyone found intoxicated on December 31 or January 1 will face strict legal action.

Bihar chief secretary Pratyay Amrit along with DGP Vinay Kunar held a high level meeting with district officials and reviewed preparations with them. In the meeting district magistrates (DMs) and superintendents of police (SPs/SSPs), were joined via video conference. The CS instructed them any untoward incident or dispute should be dealt with immediately and effectively.

Pratyay directed DMs/SSPs and SPs to strictly enforce law and order at crowded places across the state during the New Year celebration. He directed them to ensure installation of CCTV cameras at all sensitive locations alongside ch...