Kallakurichi hooch tragedy not a sequel to 2023 tragedies in Villupuram and Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu govt. tells Madras High Court
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy not a sequel to 2023 tragedies in Villupuram and Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu govt. tells Madras High Court

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday, July 3, 2024 told the Madras High Court that the 2024 Kallakurichi hooch tragedy cannot be considered as a sequel to the 2023 hooch tragedies at Marakkanam in Villupuram district and at Chithamur in Chengalpattu district, since the source and quantum of methanol were different. In a status report filed before the first Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice R. Mahadevan and Mohammed Shaffiq, Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena said the methanol composition in the samples was detected to be 99.1% in the 2023 incidents whereas in Kallakurchi it was only between 8.6% and 29.7% Explaining the steps taken by the State government after the 2023 incidents, the Chief Secretary said massive raids were conducted against illicit arrack and spurious liquor across the State leading to the arrest of 159 persons in 2023 and 95 more till May this year. Action taken on intelligence inputs from the enforcement wing was being reviewed at the police headquarters every month and massive awareness campaigns were also being conducted in vulnerable areas since most of the illicit arrack consumers were gullibe socio economically backward persons, the officer added. In the meantime, advocate A. Mohan Doss too filed a separate PIL petition in the High Court seeking a CBI probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy.

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CBI takes up probe into Kallakurichi hooch tragedy
1 month, 3 weeks ago

CBI takes up probe into Kallakurichi hooch tragedy

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered three First Information Reports and taken up the probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy that claimed 68 lives in the district. The Special Task Branch, CBI Chennai, re-registered these FIRs in pursuance of the order of the Supreme Court dated December 17, 2024 upholding the order of a Division Bench of the Madras …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: SC junks Tamil Nadu's plea against CBI probe
3 months ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: SC junks Tamil Nadu's plea against CBI probe

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court has dismissed the Tamil Nadu government's plea challenging a Madras High Court order transferring to CBI the investigation into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy in which 67 people died after consuming illicit liquor.A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan said on Tuesday that it was not inclined to interfere with the high court order. "Having …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Supreme Court junks Tamil Nadu govt's plea against CBI investigation
3 months ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Supreme Court junks Tamil Nadu govt's plea against CBI investigation

India TV News  

The Supreme Court has dismissed the Tamil Nadu government's petition challenging a Madras High Court order which transferred the investigation into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy to the Central Bureau of Investigation. On November 20, the Madra HC passed the order on the petitions filed by AIADMK Legal Wing Secretary and former MLA I S Inbadurai, President Advocates Forum for Social …

Supreme Court clears way for CBI probe into Kallakurichi hooch tragedy
3 months ago

Supreme Court clears way for CBI probe into Kallakurichi hooch tragedy

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the decks for a CBI probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy that left 68 people dead. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan dismissed the special leave petitions filed by the Tamil Nadu government against the Madras High Court judgment ordering the CBI probe. Based on petitions filed by AIADMK …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Supreme Court clears decks for CBI probe
3 months ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Supreme Court clears decks for CBI probe

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Special Leave Petitions filed by the Tamil Nadu government against the Madras High Court judgement ordering Central Bureau of Investigation probe in the illicit liquor deaths in Kallakurichi district. On November 20, the Madras High Court had ordered a CBI probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy that claimed 68 lives in June and …

Madras High Court transfers Kallakurichi hooch tragedy probe to CBI
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Madras High Court transfers Kallakurichi hooch tragedy probe to CBI

India Today  

The Madras High Court ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation to launch a detailed inquiry into the June spurious liquor case in Kallakurichi, where 68 people died. Either there was a corrupt link between those involved in making and selling illicit liquor and the police, or the suspensions were just “knee-jerk reactions in the heat of the moment merely to …

HC orders CBI probe into Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy that killed 67
4 months ago

HC orders CBI probe into Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy that killed 67

Hindustan Times  

The Madras high court on Wednesday ordered a central bureau of investigation probe into the June 19 hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu that claimed 67 lives in Kallakurichi. “Needless to state, the State police shall extend their fullest cooperation to the CBI for the smooth conduct of investigation,” the court said. “That the incident occurred within a stone’s throw distance …

Madras High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy
4 months ago

Madras High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct a probe into the Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy that claimed the lives of around 67 persons after consuming illicit arrack. It was contended that hooch tragedy incidents were not new to the state and that the entire system of Tamil Nadu including the police, revenue authorities, etc had …

'Government shielding DMK men by preventing CBI probe in hooch tragedy'
6 months, 1 week ago

'Government shielding DMK men by preventing CBI probe in hooch tragedy'

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The state government is preventing a CBI probe into the Kallakurichi hooch deaths to shield the ruling party men involved in the tragedy, the counsel for a PIL petitioner told the Madras High Court on Tuesday. Appearing on behalf of A Mohandoss, one of the petitioners seeking CBI probe into the tragedy, asked why the state can’t order a …

Why SP suspended in hooch tragedy reinstated, asks Madras HC
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Why SP suspended in hooch tragedy reinstated, asks Madras HC

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Madras High Court on Wednesday sought a detailed report on all the cases registered by the police in connection with illicit liquor sales. While hearing a batch of public interest litigation petitions seeking a CBI probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, the first bench of Acting Chief Justice D Krishnakumar and Justice PB Balajibench wanted the state government to …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: How can you give a huge sum of ₹10 lakh each to 65 families, Madras High Court asks T.N.
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: How can you give a huge sum of ₹10 lakh each to 65 families, Madras High Court asks T.N.

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court Acting Chief Justice R Mahadevan on Friday, July 5, 2024 asked how the Tamil Nadu Government could give away a huge amount of ₹10 lakh each to the families of 65 persons who died in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy. Presiding over the first Division Bench along with Justice Mohammed Shaffiq, the ACJ said, the government might …

8-30 per cent methanol in hooch; no need for CBI probe: TN to Madras HC
8 months, 2 weeks ago

8-30 per cent methanol in hooch; no need for CBI probe: TN to Madras HC

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday told the Madras High Court that preliminary tests of samples of illicit arrack, consumed by the victims of Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, showed that they had 8.6% to 29.7% methanol composition. A status report, filed by Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena through Additional Advocate General J Ravindran before the first bench of Acting CJ …

Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy | Sufficient Progress In Investigation, No Circumstance To Transfer Probe To CBI: Govt Tells Madras High Court
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy | Sufficient Progress In Investigation, No Circumstance To Transfer Probe To CBI: Govt Tells Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Tamil Nadu Government, on Wednesday informed the Madras High Court that it had acted diligently following the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy. The state informed the bench of Acting Chief Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq that the state had responded swiftly to the issue and taken every possible steps. The status report, filed by Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena …

Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy: CB-CID granted custody of 11 arrested in hooch tragedy, where 65 died from methanol-infused brew in Karunapuram.
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy: CB-CID granted custody of 11 arrested in hooch tragedy, where 65 died from methanol-infused brew in Karunapuram.

The Hindu  

The Crime Branch-CID has been granted two days custody of 11 persons, arrested in connection with the hooch tragedy in Karunapuram in Kallakurichi district. The tragedy saw the death of 65 persons, 59 men and six women, from Karunapuram and a few other areas in Kallakurichi, who had consumed methanol-infused hooch on June 18. The victims, mostly loaders and daily …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Madras High Court grants time till July 3 for State to file status report on CB-CID probe
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Madras High Court grants time till July 3 for State to file status report on CB-CID probe

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, granted time till July 3 for the Tamil Nadu government to file a status report on the steps taken by the police to investigate the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy that has so far claimed 63 lives and left many others hospitalised. Opposing the plea for a CBI probe into the tragedy, the …

Hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi: The persistent problem of toxic liquor in Tamil Nadu
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi: The persistent problem of toxic liquor in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

The hooch tragedy on June 18 at Kallakurichi in Tamil Nadu, which has claimed 61 lives so far, has caused major embarrassment to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam -led front, which has been celebrating its superlative performance in the Lok Sabha elections. Ironically, the government had informed the Assembly in 2023, before the deaths occurred, that there had been “no hooch …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: One more PIL in Madras High Court seeks CBI/SIT probe
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: One more PIL in Madras High Court seeks CBI/SIT probe

The Hindu  

One more public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation or a Special Investigation Team into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy that has so far claimed 58 lives and left many others hospitalised. Inbadurai had filed a similar PIL petition seeking a CBI probe into the tragedy and …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: BJP leaders meets T.N. Governor, submits representation seeking CBI probe
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: BJP leaders meets T.N. Governor, submits representation seeking CBI probe

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu BJP State president K. Annamalai, along with senior leaders from his party, met Tamil Nadu Governor R. N. Ravi on Monday, June 24, 2024, and submitted a representation seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy. The representation also sought the resignation of the State Prohibition and Excise Minister S. Muthusamy, alleging that his …

"DMK responsible for these deaths": AMMK's Dhinakaran on Kallakurichi hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu where 56 died
8 months, 3 weeks ago

"DMK responsible for these deaths": AMMK's Dhinakaran on Kallakurichi hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu where 56 died

Op India  

TTV Dhinakaran, Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam General Secretary, termed the Kallakurichi Hooch tragedy as the “failure of the DMK government” and demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry into the matter. The death toll in the Tamil Nadu Hooch tragedy has risen to 56, according to the district administration’s report released on Sunday. As per the information shared by the …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 56
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 56

The Hindu  

The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi district rose to 56, with one more person losing his life on Sunday, June 23, 2024. So far, 31 persons have died at the Government Kallakurichi Medical College and Hospital; 18 at the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital in Salem; four at the Government Villupuram Medical College and Hospital; …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: BJP demands CBI probe, resignation of T.N. Prohibition Minister
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: BJP demands CBI probe, resignation of T.N. Prohibition Minister

The Hindu  

Holding the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government in Tamil Nadu responsible for the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, the Bharatiya Janata Party on June 22 demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into it, and the immediate resignation of the State Prohibition and Excise Minister S. Muthusamy. Terming the deaths a “man-made disaster and State- “At that time, the BJP Tamil Nadu leadership …

Death count in Kallakurichi hooch tragedy rises to 53, confirms District Collector
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Death count in Kallakurichi hooch tragedy rises to 53, confirms District Collector

India TV News  

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Fifty-three people belonging to Kallakurichi district have died following consumption of 'methanol mixed arrack,' District Collector MS Prashanth confirmed on Saturday. Also, the CM said the state Home Secretary and Director General of Police will submit a report on the hooch tragedy following inspection. BJP demands CBI probe However, the BJP has attacked the rulling DMK in …

Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today

The Hindu  

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Toll rises to 48; State to meet education expenses of orphaned children The death toll in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy rose to 48. Stalin said the State government would meet the educational expenses and hostel fees of all children, who have lost either one or both of their parents to the hooch tragedy, until they graduated. ‘How …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy 2024: Tamil Nadu’s worst tragedy claimed lives of at least 65 persons from June 19 to July 1
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy 2024: Tamil Nadu’s worst tragedy claimed lives of at least 65 persons from June 19 to July 1

The Hindu  

In one of the worst-ever hooch tragedies in Tamil Nadu, illicit arrack claimed the lives of 68 persons including women. Editorial:Killer moonshine: On the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. The arrested accused include the prime accused Chinnadurai of Sankarapuram who supplied the killer brew, bootlegger Govindaraj alias Kannukutty, his wife Vidya and brother Damodaran. The hooch …

Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy: Death toll rises to 47; demand for CBI enquiry, ruckus in Tamil Nadu Assembly - 10 Key point
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy: Death toll rises to 47; demand for CBI enquiry, ruckus in Tamil Nadu Assembly - 10 Key point

Live Mint  

A political slugfest has begun in Tamil Nadu over the deaths of 47 people in in Kallakurichi hooch tragedy. 5) The AIADMK members on Friday tried to raise the issue during the Question Hour in the Tamil Nadu Assembly. 7) Justice Gokuldas, who is heading the one-man commission to probe the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, visited Kallakurichi government hospital to meet …

What measures taken in past year to prevent hooch tragedies: Madras HC to TN government
8 months, 3 weeks ago

What measures taken in past year to prevent hooch tragedies: Madras HC to TN government

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Talking tough on the alleged negligence and callous attitude of the authorities in preventing the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi, the Madras High Court on Friday grilled the Tamil Nadu government on the actions taken in the past year since the last such tragedy occurred, which snuffs out the lives of poor people. A division bench of Justices D. Krishnakumar …

Kallakurichi Methanol Hooch Tragedy: Exposing the Deadly Nexus of Bootleggers and Lax Enforcement
9 months ago

Kallakurichi Methanol Hooch Tragedy: Exposing the Deadly Nexus of Bootleggers and Lax Enforcement

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 20, 2024 20:32 IST - 6 MINS READ In one of the worst hooch tragedies in recent times, at least 58 people, including a few women, have died, and more than 50 others are battling for their lives after consuming a methanol-spiked moonshine brew in Kallakurichi town, some 200 kilometres away from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Thursday, …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Madras High Court to hear on June 21 a plea for CBI probe
9 months ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Madras High Court to hear on June 21 a plea for CBI probe

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Thursday agreed to hear on Friday a public interest litgation petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy that had so far claimed over 30 lives and left many others hospitalised. Since Acting Chief Justice R. Mahadevan is sitting at the Madurai Bench of the High Court this week, a …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Madras High Court to hear plea for CBI probe on June 21
9 months ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Madras High Court to hear plea for CBI probe on June 21

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court has decided to hear on Friday, June 21, 2024, two public interest litigations seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the Kallakurichi spurious liquor tragedy that has so far claimed over 30 lives and left many others hospitalised. Since Acting Chief Justice R. Mahadevan is sitting at the Madurai Bench this week, two advocates on …

Could the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy have been averted?
9 months ago

Could the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy have been averted?

New Indian Express  

Soon after the twin hooch tragedies in Villupuram and Chengalpattu last year that claimed 22 lives, the police had announced that stringent action will be taken against illegal liquor brewers. Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi MP D Ravikumar recalled that when the twin hooch tragedy struck last year, the Tamil Nadu health minister Ma Subramanian affirmed that the source of methanol will …

Methanol, not alcohol, led to TN hooch tragedy, accused also receives Rs 50,000 for treatment | DETAILS
1 year, 10 months ago

Methanol, not alcohol, led to TN hooch tragedy, accused also receives Rs 50,000 for treatment | DETAILS

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu Hooch Tragedy: The hooch incident in Tamil Nadu has taken a dramatic turn as the police on Tuesday claimed that the tragedy that struck Ekkiyarkuppam and Perunkaranai villages was due to the consumption of methanol and not due to spurious liquor. Methanol, not spurious liquor behind the tragedy The police on Tuesday informed that methanol, a deadly concoction …

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