At least 34 dead, 100 hospitalised in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi after consuming illicit liquor; four arrested so far
6 months ago

At least 34 dead, 100 hospitalised in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi after consuming illicit liquor; four arrested so far

Hindustan Times  

At least 34 people died, and around 100 were hospitalised on Wednesday after allegedly drinking illicit liquor in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district, officials said on Thursday. Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin said he was “shocked” by the deaths and stated that action was taken against those officials who were responsible for not preventing the incident. In a post on X, MK Stalin said, “I was shocked and saddened to hear the news of the deaths of people who had consumed adulterated liquor in Kallakurichi. Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan shared a post saying, “I was very shocked to know that many lives were lost in Kallakurichi due to consumption of counterfeit liquor.

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Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Supreme Court junks Tamil Nadu govt's plea against CBI investigation
6 days, 2 hours 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 …

Madras High Court transfers Kallakurichi hooch tragedy probe to CBI
1 month 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 …

Bad batch of home-brewed alcohol kills 25 people in rural India
2 months ago

Bad batch of home-brewed alcohol kills 25 people in rural India

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 25 people died …

Odisha: Two killed in hooch tragedy in Ganjam; excise officials arrest seven
4 months ago

Odisha: Two killed in hooch tragedy in Ganjam; excise officials arrest seven

Hindustan Times  

Bhubaneshwar: A 60-year-old man and a 34-year-old man were killed allegedly after consuming spurious liquor in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Wednesday morning, officials aware of the matter said. At least 17 people from the Chikiti area were admitted to different hospitals in Ganjam on Monday after allegedly drinking country liquor sold near Moundpur, said officials. State excise commissioner Narasingha Bhol, …

Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy: CB-CID granted custody of 11 arrested in hooch tragedy, where 65 died from methanol-infused brew in Karunapuram.
5 months, 3 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 …

Tamil Nadu Amends Prohibition Act, Life Term for Bootleggers
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu Amends Prohibition Act, Life Term for Bootleggers

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Days after the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy in the state that claimed over 60 lives, the Tamil Nadu government on Saturday amended a prohibition act to substantially enhance the punishment, which included life imprisonment for bootleggers in case of fatalities following consumption of spurious liquor. The state government amended the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937 to enhance the punishment term …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 62; 135 others undergoing treatment
5 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi: The persistent problem of toxic liquor in Tamil Nadu
5 months, 4 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 …

Tamil Nadu hooch deaths, Kanchenjunga Express accident and more: The week in 5 charts
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu hooch deaths, Kanchenjunga Express accident and more: The week in 5 charts

The Hindu  

Spurious liquor death toll reaches 59 in Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu At least 59 people died after consuming spurious liquor in Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu. Editorial:Killer moonshine: On the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi Kanchanjunga Express train accident kills at least 10 At least 10 people were killed after a good’s train rammed into the stationary Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express on Monday, June 17, …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 59
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 59

The Hindu  

The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi district rose to 59 with one more person losing his life at the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital in Salem on June 25. So far, 32 persons have died at the Government Kallakurichi Medical College and Hospital; 20 at the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital in Salem; …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: BJP leaders meets T.N. Governor, submits representation seeking CBI probe
5 months, 4 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 …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 58
6 months ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 58

The Hindu  

The death toll in the hooch tragedy in the Kallakurichi district rose to 58, with two more people losing their lives on the night of Sunday, June 23. So far, 32 persons have died at the Government Kallakurichi Medical College and Hospital; 19 at the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital in Salem; four at the Government Villupuram Medical …

JP Nadda criticises Congress over silence on Kallakurichi Hooch tragedy, demands action
6 months ago

JP Nadda criticises Congress over silence on Kallakurichi Hooch tragedy, demands action

India TV News  

Amid the continuous rise in the death toll from the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu, Union Health Minister and BJP President JP Nadda on Saturday wrote to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, questioning his party's silence on the tragic incident. In his detailed letter, the BJP president demanded that Kharge urge the DMK-INDI Alliance Tamil Nadu government to initiate a …

Kallakurichi Hooch tragedy: Kamal Haasan bats for ’psychiatric counselling’ of victims, ‘drinking has to be occasional’
6 months ago

Kallakurichi Hooch tragedy: Kamal Haasan bats for ’psychiatric counselling’ of victims, ‘drinking has to be occasional’

Live Mint  

Makkal Needhi Maiam party chief and actor Kamal Haasan on Sunday met the victims of Kallakurichi Hooch tragedy, and said that drinking has to be occasional. “It has to be occasional drinking, social drinking if at all, said Haasan, adding, “They must understand that exceeding the limit in any form, be it sugar or anything, is bad.” Meanwhile, BJP's Amit …

Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy: BJP slams Congress's ‘silence’ as 53 dead | 10 points
6 months ago

Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy: BJP slams Congress's ‘silence’ as 53 dead | 10 points

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday targeted the opposition INDIA bloc over its ‘silence’ on the hooch tragedy in DMK-ruled Tamil Nadu in which more than 50 people have died so far. BJP MP Sambit Patra said the ‘silence’ of Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and other leaders of the INDIA bloc over the …

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

Karnataka steps up vigil in villages along TN border
6 months ago

Karnataka steps up vigil in villages along TN border

New Indian Express  

MYSURU: With the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy still fresh in the minds of people, the Karnataka Excise Department has swung into action, conducting surprise raids along the state’s border with Tamil Nadu. The Karnataka Excise Department raided some houses in a few villages in the state along the Tamil Nadu border on suspicion that a few residents were manufacturing spurious liquor. …

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

Kallakurichi liquor tragedy: Death toll rises to 53; ruckus in Tamil Nadu assembly
6 months ago

Kallakurichi liquor tragedy: Death toll rises to 53; ruckus in Tamil Nadu assembly

Hindustan Times  

Tamil Nadu officials reported on Saturday that the death toll in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy increased from 50 to 53. At least 30 people passed away at Government Kallakurichi Medical College Hospital, 17 at Salem's Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital, four at Government Villupuram Medical College Hospital and three at Puducherry's Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research. …

Tamil Nadu Hooch tragedy: Death toll keeps rising in Kallakurichi, 53 dead now
6 months ago

Tamil Nadu Hooch tragedy: Death toll keeps rising in Kallakurichi, 53 dead now

Op India  

The death toll in the Kallakurichi Hooch tragedy has risen from 50 to 53, officials said on Saturday. Kallakurichi District Collector MS Prasanth said that out of the total 193 patients, who consumed illicit liquor, 140 are currently safe. Meanwhile, in the wake of the deaths in Kallakurichi in Tamil Nadu, 250 litres of illicit liquor were seized and disposed …

Kallakurichi hooch victims reached hospital a day before collector admitted tragedy
6 months ago

Kallakurichi hooch victims reached hospital a day before collector admitted tragedy

New Indian Express  

KALLAKURICHI: Although the Kallakurichi district collector and superintendent of police stoutly denied the unfolding hooch tragedy till Wednesday afternoon, health officials revealed that three very ill patients from Karunapuram, the village worst-affected, were admitted to the Kallakurichi Government Medical College Hospital by 9 am on Tuesday. On assessing their condition, health officials immediately sent out a mobile medical team to …

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

Vijay, Suriya condemn tragic deaths in Tamil Nadu due to tainted liquor; bat for accountability from the government
6 months ago

Vijay, Suriya condemn tragic deaths in Tamil Nadu due to tainted liquor; bat for accountability from the government

Hindustan Times  

In a tragic incident, more than 150 people in Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu, have been suffering since they consumed methanol-mixed tainted liquor. More than a dozen people died last year in a similar incident in a nearby district of Tamil Nadu. ‘The incident shows the indifference of the government’ Vijay tweeted from the official account of his newly formed political party, …

PMK demands CBI inquiry into deaths due to spurious liquor in Kallakurichi
6 months ago

PMK demands CBI inquiry into deaths due to spurious liquor in Kallakurichi

The Hindu  

After the main opposition party, AIADMK, demanded a CBI inquiry into the 50 deaths so far due to consumption of spurious liquor in Kallakurichi district, PMK founder S. Ramadoss on Friday said theTamil Nadu government must hand over the investigation to Central Bureau of Investigation since police higher officials who are supporting this trade should be brought to book. “These …

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

Tamil Nadu spurious liquor case: Death toll reaches 47 in Kallakurichi, 3 accused sent to jail
6 months ago

Tamil Nadu spurious liquor case: Death toll reaches 47 in Kallakurichi, 3 accused sent to jail

Op India  

Tamil Nadu Director of Medical Education Sangumani on Friday said that 47 people have lost their lives after consuming illicit liquor in the Kallakurichi district of the State. Meanwhile, the second day of the Tamil Nadu Assembly Session began in Chennai on Friday with a ruckus as AIADMK legislators sporting black clothes raised slogans inside the House over the hooch …

Death toll from India tainted liquor tragedy ris
6 months ago

Death toll from India tainted liquor tragedy ris

Hindustan Times  

By Praveen Paramasivam Family members stand next to a patient admitted to a government hospital after consuming toxic alcohol in Kallakurichi district of India's Tamil Nadu state on June 20, 2024. - The death toll from the latest case of tainted liquor in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has climbed to 47, with over 100 people still in …

Death toll from India tainted liquor tragedy rises to 47
6 months ago

Death toll from India tainted liquor tragedy rises to 47

Hindustan Times  

By Praveen Paramasivam Death toll from India tainted liquor tragedy rises to 47 June 21 - The death toll from the latest case of tainted liquor in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has climbed to 47, with over 100 people still in hospital, a government official said on Friday. Since Wednesday more than 150 people, suffering from vomiting, …

Annamalai writes to Amit Shah seeking CBI probe
6 months ago

Annamalai writes to Amit Shah seeking CBI probe

The Hindu  

BJP Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai on Thursday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the spurious liquor tragedy at Karunapuram in Kallakurichi district, which claimed at least 38 lives. “It is learnt from reliable sources that the production and sale of illicit liquor in Tamil Nadu is happening at …

Families of Kallakurichi victims shattered, question availability of hooch
6 months ago

Families of Kallakurichi victims shattered, question availability of hooch

Hindustan Times  

Almost every street held a funeral while several bodies were lined up for cremation in Karunapuram, which is at the center of the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu. A man stands next to piles of wood arranged for the mass cremation of people, who died after drinking illegally brewed liquor in Kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu. Of …

Families of Kallakurichi victims shattered, question availability of hooch
6 months ago

Families of Kallakurichi victims shattered, question availability of hooch

Hindustan Times  

The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu increased to 38 on Thursday while over 100 people remained hospitalised, officials said, as the incident triggered a political row with the opposition AIADMK attacking the DMK government and demanding the resignation of chief minister MK Stalin over the tragedy. “Thirty-eight people have died and more than …

Government taking all steps to save patients, says E.V. Velu
6 months ago

Government taking all steps to save patients, says E.V. Velu

The Hindu  

Minister for Public Works E.V. Velu on Thursday said the Tamil Nadu government was taking all steps to save the lives of the patients from Karunapuram in Kallakurichi who have been admitted to various hospitals after allegedly consuming spurious liquor. K. Palaniswami’s allegation that hospitals were not equipped with medicines to treat the patients. “This allegation is baseless and hospitals …

Kallakurichi Methanol Hooch Tragedy: Exposing the Deadly Nexus of Bootleggers and Lax Enforcement
6 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 plea for CBI probe on June 21
6 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 …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 33; CM Stalin suspends SP, orders CID probe
6 months ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 33; CM Stalin suspends SP, orders CID probe

Hindustan Times  

As many as 33 people have died in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi district after consuming spurious liquor allegedly mixed with methanol on Tuesday night, officials said, adding that the death toll from in the hooch tragedy could rise as several others are critical. Officials interact with a patient who is undergoing treatment after consuming spurious liquor in Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu. Nearly …

TN hooch tragedy death toll climbs to 37; 'illicit liquor sale was rampant in Kallakurichi, police turned a blind eye'
6 months ago

TN hooch tragedy death toll climbs to 37; 'illicit liquor sale was rampant in Kallakurichi, police turned a blind eye'

New Indian Express  

Kallakurichi in Tamil Nadu, about 240 km from the state capital of Chennai, is enveloped in grief after the death toll in Wednesday's hooch tragedy rose to 37. Locals say Illicit liquor sale was rampant in Kallakurichi. The victims had consumed illicit liquor sold in two huts and fell ill. Three people have been arrested in connection with the tragedy. …

TN hooch tragedy death toll climbs to 37; 'illicit liquor sale was rampant in Kallakurichi, police turned a blind eye'
6 months ago

TN hooch tragedy death toll climbs to 37; 'illicit liquor sale was rampant in Kallakurichi, police turned a blind eye'

New Indian Express  

Kallakurichi in Tamil Nadu, about 240 km from the state capital of Chennai, is enveloped in grief after the death toll in Wednesday's hooch tragedy rose to 37. Locals say Illicit liquor sale was rampant in Kallakurichi. The victims had consumed illicit liquor sold in two huts and fell ill. Three people have been arrested in connection with the tragedy. …

TN govt ignored Kallakurichi AIADMK MLA’s repeated appeal for action against illicit liquor: EPS
6 months ago

TN govt ignored Kallakurichi AIADMK MLA’s repeated appeal for action against illicit liquor: EPS

New Indian Express  

He accused that such widespread sale of illicit liquor in Kallakurichi town with the presence of a police station nearby and senior district officials residing in the town would not have happened without the backing of ruling party functionaries. He alleged that the DMK failed to take action against a DMK functionary who was involved in sale of illicit liquor …

TN hooch tragedy death toll climbs to 37; 'illicit liquor sale was rampant in Kallakurichi, police turned a blind eye'
6 months ago

TN hooch tragedy death toll climbs to 37; 'illicit liquor sale was rampant in Kallakurichi, police turned a blind eye'

New Indian Express  

Kallakurichi in Tamil Nadu, about 240 km from the state capital of Chennai, is enveloped in grief after the death toll in Wednesday's hooch tragedy rose to 37. Locals say Illicit liquor sale was rampant in Kallakurichi. The victims had consumed illicit liquor sold in two huts and fell ill. Three people have been arrested in connection with the tragedy. …

Sangrur hooch tragedy: Death toll mounts to 20, Election Commission seeks report
9 months ago

Sangrur hooch tragedy: Death toll mounts to 20, Election Commission seeks report

Hindustan Times  

The death toll due to the suspected consumption of spurious liquor in Punjab’s Sangrur district climbed to 20 with four more people succumbing, officials said on Saturday, even as the Election Commission sought an immediate report from Punjab chief secretary and director general of police in connection with the incident. A four-member special investigation team, led by additional director general …

Punjab: Three killed after consuming spurious liquor in Sangrur, probe on
9 months ago

Punjab: Three killed after consuming spurious liquor in Sangrur, probe on

India TV News  

Sangrur: At least three people have died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Sangrur district of Punjab, police said on Wednesday. Similar incident in Sangrur last year A similar incident unfolded last year in Sangrur district, where three labourers lost their lives after consuming counterfeit alcohol in Namol village near Sunam. 12 people died in Haryana in 2023 Last year, …

2 dead, 2 hospitalised in suspected hooch tragedy in Bihar’s Darbhanga
1 year, 2 months ago

2 dead, 2 hospitalised in suspected hooch tragedy in Bihar’s Darbhanga

Hindustan Times  

Two persons died while two others have been hospitalised in critical condition in a suspected hooch tragedy in Darbhanga district of Bihar, people familiar with the incident said on Tuesday. Five people had allegedly consumed country made liquor on Sunday in Maksudpur village within the jurisdiction of Hayaghat police station. Parwati Devi, daughter of Laltun Sahni, who was undergoing treatment …

Thanjavur liquor deaths | Four Tasmac employees suspended; owner of bar and bartender arrested
1 year, 7 months ago

Thanjavur liquor deaths | Four Tasmac employees suspended; owner of bar and bartender arrested

The Hindu  

Four employees of the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation retail outlet on South East Rampart Road in Thanjavur were suspended on Monday, May 22, 2023, in the wake of two persons dying after consuming ‘cyanide-laced’ liquor on Sunday. According to official sources, the retail outlet is located near the bar where the victims Kuppusamy, 68, and Vivek, 36, of Thanjavur, …

Spurious liquor deaths in Tamil Nadu | Four more deaths take toll to 21
1 year, 7 months ago

Spurious liquor deaths in Tamil Nadu | Four more deaths take toll to 21

The Hindu  

The toll in the twin spurious liquor tragedy rose to 21 on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 with the death of one more victim from Marakkanam in Villupuram district and three more victims from Madurantakam in Chengalpattu district. In Marakkanam, the toll rose to 13 as one victim, who was undergoing treatment at the Government Villupuram Medical College and Hospital, died. …

Spurious liquor deaths in Tamil Nadu | Toll rises to 17; CM Stalin orders CB-CID probe, suspends SP
1 year, 7 months ago

Spurious liquor deaths in Tamil Nadu | Toll rises to 17; CM Stalin orders CB-CID probe, suspends SP

The Hindu  

The toll in the twin spurious liquor tragedy in Tamil Nadu rose to 17 on Monday, May 15, 2023. To get today’s top stories from the State in your inbox, subscribe to our Tamil Nadu Today newsletter here In the Marakkanam incident, the toll increased to 12, with the death of three more victims, who were undergoing treatment at the …

Spurious liquor deaths in Tamil Nadu | With four more deaths at Marakkanam and Maduranthakam, toll rises to 17
1 year, 7 months ago

Spurious liquor deaths in Tamil Nadu | With four more deaths at Marakkanam and Maduranthakam, toll rises to 17

The Hindu  

The toll in the twin spurious liquor tragedy in Tamil Nadu rose to 17 on Monday, May 15, 2023. In the Marakkanam incident, the toll increased to 12, with the death of three more victims, who were undergoing treatment at the Government Villupuram Medical College and Hospital. Official sources said 37 persons were undergoing treatment in Villupuram, three at Jawaharlal …

13 die after consuming spurious liquor in Tamil Nadu districts, 9 held, 4 cops suspended
1 year, 7 months ago

13 die after consuming spurious liquor in Tamil Nadu districts, 9 held, 4 cops suspended

India Today  

As many as 13 people have died and several hospitalised after consuming spurious liquor in two separate incidents in Tamil Nadu on Sunday. Inspector General of Police N Kannan said the victims might have consumed spurious liquor mixed with etanol-methanol substance. In both incidents, a few accused are absconding and special teams are formed toâ€æ — ANI May 14, 2023 …

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