Hooch death toll rises to 31, show cause against seven excise inspectors
1 year, 8 months ago

Hooch death toll rises to 31, show cause against seven excise inspectors

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: The toll in the Motihari hooch tragedy rose to 31 on Tuesday with the death of five more people, even as seven excise inspectors were issued show cause notices for negligence of duty by the district magistrate of East Champaran. The move comes after Motihari Superintendent of Police Kantesh Kumar Mishra suspended five SHOs, two anti-liquor task force officials, and nine chowkidars on April 15 and 16 after the hooch incidents came to light in the intervening night of April 14 and 15. Meanwhile, the police said they have, so far, arrested 183 people, including two chowkidars, during a drive launched by the administration against the liquor mafia and bootleggers on Tuesday. Officials in the East Champaran police admitted that at least 10 bodies have been sent for an autopsy so far while 10 people are still undergoing treatment in private hospitals.

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Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 62; 135 others undergoing treatment
6 months ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 62; 135 others undergoing treatment

The Hindu  

The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi district rose to 63 with four more persons losing their lives at the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital in Salem and Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research in Puducherry on June 26. So far, 32 persons have died at the Government Kallakurichi Medical College and Hospital; 22 …

Bihar hooch tragedy | Toll reaches 27, police arrest 174 people
1 year, 8 months ago

Bihar hooch tragedy | Toll reaches 27, police arrest 174 people

The Hindu  

The death toll in a suspected hooch tragedy in Bihar's East Champaran district rose to 27 on April 18 with one more person losing his life after consuming the spurious liquor in Motihari, police said. The police have so far registered five cases and arrested 174 people as part of the investigation into the matter," said a statement issued by …

Bihar hooch tragedy: Death toll mounts to 27 as one more dies
1 year, 8 months ago

Bihar hooch tragedy: Death toll mounts to 27 as one more dies

Hindustan Times  

The death toll in a suspected hooch tragedy in Bihar's East Champaran district rose to 27 on Tuesday with one more person losing his life after consuming the spurious liquor in Motihari, police said. Huge quantities of spurious liquor and other related chemicals have been seized during searches at more than 600 places in different parts of Motihari since April …

Bihar hooch tragedy | Toll rises to 26; five SHOs suspended for dereliction of duty
1 year, 8 months ago

Bihar hooch tragedy | Toll rises to 26; five SHOs suspended for dereliction of duty

The Hindu  

The death toll in a suspected hooch tragedy in Bihar’s East Champaran district rose to 26 on April 17 with four more people losing their lives after consuming the spurious liquor in Motihari, SP Kantesh Kumar Mishra said. Disciplinary actions were taken against 11 police personnel, including nine chowkidars, on Sunday, he said, adding that the district police have so …

Bihar hooch toll reaches 22 as 8 more die
1 year, 8 months ago

Bihar hooch toll reaches 22 as 8 more die

Hindustan Times  

The toll in the hooch tragedy in Bihar’s East Champaran district jumped to 22 after eight more deaths were reported on Sunday from different health facilities even as the district administration suspended 11 police personnel in the aftermath of the incident, police said, adding, so far, 25 people have been arrested in this connection. The toll in the hooch tragedy …

Motihari hooch tragedy toll touches 22; 70 held, 11 policemen suspended
1 year, 8 months ago

Motihari hooch tragedy toll touches 22; 70 held, 11 policemen suspended

The Hindu  

Death toll in the Motihari hooch tragedy has touched 22 as 11 more people died on Sunday. Speaking to The Hindu over phone, East Champaran Superintendent of Police Kantesh Kumar Mishra said, “Till now 22 people have died in the hooch tragedy and several others are hospitalised. Liquor, spirit seized Mr. Mishra said 70 people have been arrested and raids …

11 dead in suspected hooch tragedy at Motihari in Bihar
1 year, 8 months ago

11 dead in suspected hooch tragedy at Motihari in Bihar

The Hindu  

At least 11 people have died in a suspected hooch tragedy at Motihari of East Champaran district in Bihar after allegedly consuming illicit liquor on Friday, April 14 night. Later, the NHRC probe report stated that at least 77 people had died in the Saran hooch tragedy. Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Sushil Kumar Modi slammed Mr. Kumar …

Bihar hooch tragedy: Police files charge sheet against 15 accused
1 year, 9 months ago

Bihar hooch tragedy: Police files charge sheet against 15 accused

Hindustan Times  

The Siwan police in Bihar on Wednesday filed a charge sheet against 15 people arrested in the January 2023 hooch tragedy case, which claimed eight lives at Bala village of Bhopatpur panchayat of Maharaajganj sub-division. Over 70 were killed in December last year after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Saran district in Chapra The charge sheet has named 15 persons—Dipak …

Authorities in Bihar suppressed hooch tragedy death toll: NHRC
1 year, 9 months ago

Authorities in Bihar suppressed hooch tragedy death toll: NHRC

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: The National Human Rights Commission has blamed the authorities in Bihar for “suppressing the death toll” in the hooch tragedy in Saran and Siwan districts in December 2022, saying at least 77 people had died in the incident as against the government’s figure of 42 deaths. A 13-member team of NHRC, which probed the hooch tragedy, has also observed …

Bihar hooch tragedy: National Human Rights Commission to depute its investigation team for on-spot inquiry
2 years ago

Bihar hooch tragedy: National Human Rights Commission to depute its investigation team for on-spot inquiry

Firstpost  

The sale and consumption of alcohol was completely banned in Bihar in April 2016, though its ‘implementation has been patchy,’ the NHRC had observed in a statement New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission has decided to depute its own investigation team, headed by one of its members, for an on-spot inquiry in the wake of the Bihar hooch tragedy, …

Bihar hooch tragedy: Slugfest over compensation, on-spot inquiry as death toll reaches 70 | Key points
2 years ago

Bihar hooch tragedy: Slugfest over compensation, on-spot inquiry as death toll reaches 70 | Key points

India Today  

The death toll in the Hooch tragedy in Saran district in Bihar has risen to 70 which is the highest in the last six years. BIHAR HOOCH TRAGEDY: WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR The death toll in Bihar’s Chhapra due to the consumption of spurious liquor, which was initially reported on Wednesday, has mounted to 70. While the sale and …

Hooch tragedy: Eight more die in two other Bihar districts
2 years ago

Hooch tragedy: Eight more die in two other Bihar districts

The Hindu  

Close on the heels of the hooch tragedy in dry Bihar that left 30 people dead in Saran district, eight more died allegedly after consuming some spurious liquor in two other districts, officials said on Saturday. About the six deaths in Bhagwanpur division of Siwan district since Thursday, Sub-Divisional Magistrate Sanjay Kumar said the administration has initiated an investigation. Saran …

Death toll in Chhapra Hooch Tragedy soars to 50: Report
2 years ago

Death toll in Chhapra Hooch Tragedy soars to 50: Report

Hindustan Times  

The toll of dead in Bihar's Chhapra Hooch tragedy has soared to 50, with 11 more people succumbing after consuming spurious liquor in Saran district. Masrakh Station House Officer Ritesh Mishra and Constable Vikesh Tiwari were suspended immediately after the Tuesday night tragedy on the recommendation of Marhaura Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Yogendra Kumar. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, when questioned regarding …

2 more die in Haridwar hooch tragedy, toll rises to 10
2 years, 3 months ago

2 more die in Haridwar hooch tragedy, toll rises to 10

Hindustan Times  

Dehradun: Two more persons who fell ill in Haridwar last week after consuming country-made liquor distributed by a panchayat election candidate have died, taking the total number of deaths due to illicit liquor in the case to 10, police said. Additional superintendent of police, Rekha Yadav, who is heading the three-member special investigation team, said there is no way to …

Death toll reaches 42 in Gujarat hooch tragedy
2 years, 5 months ago

Death toll reaches 42 in Gujarat hooch tragedy

The Hindu  

Death toll in the Gujarat hooch tragedy climbed to 42, even as 97 people are still under treatment in various hospitals in Bhavnagar and Ahmedabad. On Wednesday evening, Gujarat’s Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi told media persons in Gandhinagar that the trial will be conducted in a fast track court and the accused would be chargesheeted within 10 …

Death Toll in Hooch Tragedy Reaches 13 in Bihar's Aurangabad, Many Battle for Lives During Treatment
2 years, 7 months ago

Death Toll in Hooch Tragedy Reaches 13 in Bihar's Aurangabad, Many Battle for Lives During Treatment

News 18  

The death toll in suspected hooch tragedy in Bihar’s Aurangabad district has reached 13 while many others are battling for their lives in hospitals. Earlier, the Aurangabad police had claimed five persons including three from Khiriyawa village and two from Raniganj village under Madanpur police station were killed due to “poisonous” liquor between Saturday and Tuesday. The deceased were identified …

Hooch death toll rises to 33 in Bihar
3 years, 1 month ago

Hooch death toll rises to 33 in Bihar

The Hindu  

The death toll in the latest hooch tragedy in Bihar climbed to 33 on Friday. Mr. Pravin said, “Two officials — Manish Sharma, the in-charge of Nautan Police Station, and a village chowkidar — have been placed under suspension for their laxity. In Gopalganj, District Magistrate Nawal Kishore Chaudhary confirmed 17 deaths in the Mohammedpur police station area but said …

Bihar hooch tragedy: 16 suspects arrested; SHO, 3 others suspended
3 years, 5 months ago

Bihar hooch tragedy: 16 suspects arrested; SHO, 3 others suspended

India TV News  

As many as 16 people have been arrested in connection with 12 suspected hooch deaths in Bihar's West Champaran district, officials said. "A total of 16 persons have been arrested in the case where at least 12 died due to consumption of poisonous/spurious liquor in Champaran," as per a release issued by the District Public Relations Office of West Champaran. …

Death Toll Rises to 36 in Aligarh Hooch Tragedy
3 years, 7 months ago

Death Toll Rises to 36 in Aligarh Hooch Tragedy

News 18  

The toll in the Aligarh hooch tragedy climbed to 36 on Monday with 11 more deaths being confirmed by the district authorities amid apprehension that it may rise further. Viscera samples of 35 other people, who are suspected to have died after consuming spurious liquor, have been sent for examination to confirm the cause of death, Chief Medical Officer Dr …

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