In Bihar where liquor is banned, teachers of Bawanganj Middle School in Katihar district found a bizarre way to get intoxicated. In the name of excursion, children were taken to Biratnagar in Nepal where the teachers found a way to get drunk. While the visit was scheduled for Vikramshila in Bhagalpur, teachers took a different route with the students to entertain themselves.

The incident came to light only after students informed their parents on returning home. The kids complained how their teachers took them to Nepal and made the students waiting in the bus while they went to drink. They returned drunk and vomited inside the bus throughout the return journey.

The Times of India reported that Bawanganj panchayat mukhiya Balram Mahauli on Sunday said that parents protested outside school following the incident. He said, "Forty students, including 27 girls, were taken on one-day excursion under the Mukhya Mantri Bihar Darshan Yojana on May 24 and returned after midnight. The permission for excursion was for Vikramshila, but the teachers diverted the route midway to Biratnagar. The letter for excursion was shown to us after our protest at the school."

After parents demanded an explanation, police were called. He added, "Headmaster Ravindra Kumar, Korha block teacher Radheshaym Singh, tola sevaks Noor Alam, Amit Kumar Rajak, Vikash Kumar Rajak and Ashok Rajak and a woman cook were with the students on the tour. The students complained that while returning, the teachers and tola sevaks made them sit inside the bus somewhere near Jogbani in Araria district and went somewhere. After an hour or so, the teachers and four tola sevaks returned in an inebriated state." Katihar DM Punam told TOIO, "Let me talk to the DEO. Action will definitely be taken against the guilty."

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