Bihar Citizens' Lives At Risk Due To Govt's Failure To Implement Liquor Ban: Patna HC Requests CJ To Take Cognizance Of Issue
2 years, 2 months ago

Bihar Citizens' Lives At Risk Due To Govt's Failure To Implement Liquor Ban: Patna HC Requests CJ To Take Cognizance Of Issue

Live Law  

In a strongly worded order, the Patna High Court has recently observed that the Bihar State Authorities have failed to implement a complete liquor prohibition in the State and the lives of Bihar citizens have been risked due to the state's failure to effectively implement the ban.With this, the bench of Justice Purnendu Singh directed the HC Registry that its order and the observations therein. In a strongly worded order, the Patna High Court has recently observed that the Bihar State Authorities have failed to implement a complete liquor prohibition in the State and the lives of Bihar citizens have been risked due to the state's failure to effectively implement the ban. #BiharLiquorBan The #PatnaHighCourt recently observed that the Bihar State authorities have failed to implement complete liquor prohibition in the State. It also said that the lives of Bihar citizens are risked due to the state's failure to effectively implement the ban.

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Bihar Alcohol Ban 2016-2024: Impact, Failures, and Political Future
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Bihar Alcohol Ban 2016-2024: Impact, Failures, and Political Future

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 26, 2024 19:28 IST - 6 MINS READ When Chief Minister Nitish Kumar banned the sale of alcohol in Bihar in 2016, it sparked mixed reactions. Once the liquor ban is lifted, that money will be dedicated solely to establishing a new education system in Bihar.” The Ranchi-based social activist Sudhir Pal, who supports prohibition, expressed disappointment …

State's Alcohol Ban Led To Illegal Liquor Trade; Police, Excise, Tax, Transport Dept Officials Love The Ban As It Means Big Money: Patna HC
1 month, 1 week ago

State's Alcohol Ban Led To Illegal Liquor Trade; Police, Excise, Tax, Transport Dept Officials Love The Ban As It Means Big Money: Patna HC

Live Law  

While quashing the penalty of demotion imposed on an Inspector on the ground that he had been negligent in implementing the Excise Prohibition law, the Patna High Court observed that while the law was passed with the objective of improving public health however "for several reasons, it finds itself on the wrong side of the history".In doing so the court …

Bihar's Alcohol Crisis: A Grim Grip on the State
2 months ago

Bihar's Alcohol Crisis: A Grim Grip on the State

ABP News  

A devastating hooch crisis has unfolded in Bihar, with the death toll rising to alarming numbers. The tragedy has sparked outrage and protests, demanding accountability from the government. The Bihar government, which has imposed a complete ban on alcohol since 2016, is facing increasing pressure from opposition parties to address the illicit liquor trade that has led to these deaths. …

High on failure
2 months, 2 weeks ago

High on failure

Times of India  

Bihar’s Alcohol Ban and Prashant Kishor’s Bold Idea In Bihar, the government banned all kinds of alcohol, but it hasn’t gone as planned. But instead of solving problems, it caused new ones: Illegal Alcohol: Because people still wanted to drink, a huge illegal alcohol business started. Dangerous Alcohol: With illegal alcohol being made in secret, there were more accidents and …

Liquor ban in Odisha? BJP Minister Nityananda Gond says ’society is being polluted...’
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Liquor ban in Odisha? BJP Minister Nityananda Gond says ’society is being polluted...’

Live Mint  

The newly elected Mohan Charan Majhi government in Odisha reportedly plans to ban liquor in the state. If not completely, the BJP government is reportedly considering making the state liquor-free in “a phase-wise manner.” Odisha Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Minister Nityananda Gond on Wednesday reiterated that the state government plans to ban liquor across the state. …

Is another prohibition survey needed in Bihar? | Explained
1 year ago

Is another prohibition survey needed in Bihar? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: On November 26, at a function to mark Nashamukti Diwas or ‘de-addiction day’, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced that there would be a fresh “house-to-house” survey to assess the impact of liquor prohibition in Bihar. On October 2, 2016 it promised to “enforce, implement and promote complete prohibition of liquor and intoxicants in the territory of …

Bihar liquor ban: Nitish Kumar calls for fresh survey to study impact of prohibition
1 year ago

Bihar liquor ban: Nitish Kumar calls for fresh survey to study impact of prohibition

India TV News  

Amid a liquor ban in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar called for a fresh survey to study the impact of prohibition on Sunday. Kumar made a remark to the effect at a government function organised on the occasion of 'Nashamukti Diwas', celebrated on this date every year when government officials and other public figures take the pledge to carry forward …

‘Hooch’ deaths: Kill them like Gen Dyer, why slow death, Manjhi asks Nitish
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Hooch’ deaths: Kill them like Gen Dyer, why slow death, Manjhi asks Nitish

Hindustan Times  

Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Wednesday attacked the Nitish Kumar government over the suspected hooch deaths in Sitamarhi and Gopalganj earlier this week. Jitan Ram Manjhi in Patna {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} “Why are you distributing death to Dalit people in instalments through spurious liquor? {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} On November 17, five people from three villages …

Cong MLA B.R. Patil opposes liquor shops in villages, says govt. should not run on poor people’s money
1 year, 2 months ago

Cong MLA B.R. Patil opposes liquor shops in villages, says govt. should not run on poor people’s money

The Hindu  

Senior Congress MLA B.R. Patil’s opposition to the State government’s controversial proposal to grant licenses to set up liquor shops in rural areas and the remark that “the government should not run with poor peoples’ money” is likely to provide a spark for renewal of an anti-liquor agitation. Mr. Patil has questioned the government’s proposal on granting licenses for setting …

Bihar: Case filed against CM Nitish Kumar over 243 deaths in hooch tragedies despite liquor ban
1 year, 3 months ago

Bihar: Case filed against CM Nitish Kumar over 243 deaths in hooch tragedies despite liquor ban

India TV News  

A case has been filed against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish in the Chief Judicial Magistrate's court in Muzaffarpur over the death of 243 people in hooch tragedies. Court approved the complaint A complaint of culpable homicide has been filed by advocate Sushil Kumar Singh for the death of 243 people due to consumption of spurious liquor in Bihar. Bihar government …

Hiccups in Nitish Kumar's Liquor Policy? New Tweaks Show Bihar's Booze Ban May Have Missed the Mark
1 year, 6 months ago

Hiccups in Nitish Kumar's Liquor Policy? New Tweaks Show Bihar's Booze Ban May Have Missed the Mark

News 18  

Is the 50 per cent insurance value too steep to pay? If you are caught carrying liquor in your vehicle in Bihar, you don’t have to pay a fortune now — Just pay 10 per cent of the insurance value and get the vehicle back home. Let’s make it simpler: If a vehicle carrying liquor was confiscated and the insurance …

Why Nitish declared compensation for all hooch deaths since prohibition in Bihar
1 year, 7 months ago

Why Nitish declared compensation for all hooch deaths since prohibition in Bihar

India Today  

In politics and administration, the touchstone of leadership is compassion, and it is precisely this quality that Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar displayed when he, last week, announced Rs 4 lakh as ex gratia for the families of those who died after consuming spurious liquor in the state. Though the chief minister declared the compensation shortly after reports poured in …

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 | 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 …

Bihar hooch tragedy | 20 held, huge cache of illicit liquor seized
1 year, 8 months ago

Bihar hooch tragedy | 20 held, huge cache of illicit liquor seized

The Hindu  

Police have arrested 20 people and seized huge quantities of spurious liquor from different villages in Bihar’s Motihari, even as the death toll in a suspected hooch tragedy climbed to 14, officials said on April 16. A statement issued by the East Champaran district administration said 20 people, “involved in illegal trade of liquor”, have been arrested following searches in …

14 killed in suspected Bihar hooch tragedy
1 year, 8 months ago

14 killed in suspected Bihar hooch tragedy

Hindustan Times  

At least 14 people died and 10 others were reported to be critical after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in past 24 hours in Bihar’s East Champaran district, police said on Saturday even as chief minister Nitish Kumar called the incident “sad”. Confirming the incident, East Champaran superintendent of police Kantesh Kumar Mishra said: “At least 14 people allegedly died after …

14 killed after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar’s East Champaran
1 year, 8 months ago

14 killed after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar’s East Champaran

Hindustan Times  

Bettiah At least 14 people died and 10 others were reported to be critical after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in past 24 hours in Bihar’s East Champaran district, police said on Saturday even as chief minister Nitish Kumar called the incident “sad”. Confirming the incident, East Champaran superintendent of police Kantesh Kumar Mishra said: “At least 14 people allegedly died …

7.49k people arrested under liquor prohibition law in Bihar: Excise minister
1 year, 9 months ago

7.49k people arrested under liquor prohibition law in Bihar: Excise minister

Hindustan Times  

A total of 7,49,000 people were arrested in Bihar under liquor prohibition law till January 2023, while the conviction rate in cases related to violation is 21.98% till February 2023, as per the latest data of the Bihar government. 1.54 crore litre of illegal foreign liquor and 96.71 lakh litre of illegal countrymade liquor have been seized in Bihar since …

Withdraw prohibition in Bihar immediately, says Prashant Kishor
1 year, 10 months ago

Withdraw prohibition in Bihar immediately, says Prashant Kishor

The Hindu  

January 30, 2023 07:05 pm | Updated 08:28 pm IST - Patna Poll strategist Prashant Kishor has demanded that the liquor ban in Bihar be withdrawn immediately. “There is no evidence in the world that any country, State, or society can say that they have brought socio-economic development to their people by implementing prohibition,” Mr. Kishor said on January 30, …

Bihar Liquor Prohibition Act : Supreme Court Expresses Anguish At Delay In Setting Up Special Courts
1 year, 10 months ago

Bihar Liquor Prohibition Act : Supreme Court Expresses Anguish At Delay In Setting Up Special Courts

Live Law  

The creation of special courts for the purpose of trying cases under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 was ‘a long distance away’, the Supreme Court observed on Monday. Expressing disapproval over the delay in enhancing the judicial infrastructure, the top court order dated January 23, 2023 read, “We are still at the stage of planning the infrastructure.” In …

GUEST COLUMN | Bihar, Nitish Kumar, and the prohibition debate
1 year, 11 months ago

GUEST COLUMN | Bihar, Nitish Kumar, and the prohibition debate

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 29, 2022 10:15 IST Every law is enacted on a prior assumption that the capacity to ensure its purposes can be created. Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar owns the State’s prohibition policy but seems bereft of the capacity to enforce it. Enacted in 2016, Bihar’s prohibition law criminalises a whole chain of activities: “no person shall manufacture, …

Bihar hooch tragedy: 'Mastermind' among 5 arrested; vehicle, empty bottles seized
2 years ago

Bihar hooch tragedy: 'Mastermind' among 5 arrested; vehicle, empty bottles seized

India TV News  

Bihar hooch tragedy : The Bihar Police on Friday arrested five people, including the main accused, in connection to the hooch tragedy that claimed 38 lives in Bihar's Saran district. “Police have recovered a large number of empty bottles of chemicals that were used in manufacturing the spurious liquor from Doela area of Saran. Meanwhile, talking to reporters in Patna, …

'Huge quantity of liquor' found in JD(U) leader's home, say cops. He says…
2 years ago

'Huge quantity of liquor' found in JD(U) leader's home, say cops. He says…

Hindustan Times  

Bihar Police said Tuesday they had recovered 'a huge quantity' of liquor from a house in Chhapra registered in the name of Janata Dal leader Kameshwar Singh and had taken two persons - tenants Saroj Mahto and his wife - into custody. The seizure also comes days after Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav said 108 cartons of liquor had …

Bihar’s prohibition policy is not working
2 years ago

Bihar’s prohibition policy is not working

The Hindu  

The latest hooch tragedy in Bihar has put Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on the backfoot. With the death toll rising to 38 and with several people losing their vision and becoming critically ill, the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party has appealed to Mr. Kumar to reconsider the government’s prohibition policy and pay compensation to the family members of those who died. …

Bihar hooch tragedy | Nobody can claim 100% prohibition, says Nitish Kumar
2 years ago

Bihar hooch tragedy | Nobody can claim 100% prohibition, says Nitish Kumar

The Hindu  

On the last day of the five-day Winter Session of Bihar Legislature, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said nobody could claim 100% prohibition as there were always some unscrupulous elements who resort to criminal acts and make money out of them. In the recent hooch tragedy in Saran district, as many as 38 people died and several others lost …

Bihar hooch tragedy: 'He promised...', Sushil Modi slams Nitish on compensation
2 years ago

Bihar hooch tragedy: 'He promised...', Sushil Modi slams Nitish on compensation

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushil Modi slammed Nitish Kumar Monday after the Bihar chief minister said last week that the families of those who had died after consuming spurious liquor would not receive compensation. BJP leader and former Bihar deputy minister Sushil Modi) "In 2018, as per media reports, chief minister Nitish Kumar said compensation will be given if liquor …

Amid Bihar hooch row, a look at states that revoked or diluted prohibition provisions
2 years ago

Amid Bihar hooch row, a look at states that revoked or diluted prohibition provisions

India Today  

Parts of Bihar have plunged into mourning as the hooch death toll in Saran and Siwan districts has mounted to 70. According to media reports, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan stated that the state will never impose liquor prohibition to curtail socio-legal issues. MIZORAM The law: The Mizoram Liquor Total Prohibition Act, 1995, came into force on February 20, 1997, …

Bihar hooch tragedy: SIT arrests liquor smuggler as death toll reaches 70
2 years ago

Bihar hooch tragedy: SIT arrests liquor smuggler as death toll reaches 70

India Today  

As the death toll in the Bihar hooch tragedy reached 70, the Special Investigation Team arrested a liquor smuggler in connection with the case in the Saran district and also recovered Rs 2.17 lakh in cash. Though the accused is not named in two FIRs lodged at Mashrakh and Ishuapur police stations in connection with the deaths due to the …

Bihar hooch tragedy: 5 persons suspended after spurious liquor claimed over 70 lives
2 years ago

Bihar hooch tragedy: 5 persons suspended after spurious liquor claimed over 70 lives

Op India  

After at least 72 people died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Bihar’s Chhapra, five persons including the Isuapur Police Station House Officer have been suspended. Saran Superintendent of Police Santosh Kumar has suspended Isuapur Station House Officer Sanjay Ram, Chowkidar Hari Rai, Dafadar Krisha Singh and Chowkidar Ramnath Manjhi of Mashrakh police station with immediate effect on the charges …

How Bihar hooch deaths show awareness alone can make Nitish's prohibition policy work
2 years ago

How Bihar hooch deaths show awareness alone can make Nitish's prohibition policy work

India Today  

As the death toll in Bihar’s hooch tragedies crossed 70 on December 17 and preliminary investigations indicated consumption of spurious liquor, the spotlight was back on the dichotomy between the Nitish Kumar government’s determined push to implement prohibition in the state and alcoholics unwilling to kick the habit. Though the Nitish government’s prohibition policy has been hailed even outside Bihar, …

Bihar hooch tragedy: NHRC demands report from state, to send its own team for probe
2 years ago

Bihar hooch tragedy: NHRC demands report from state, to send its own team for probe

India TV News  

Bihar hooch tragedy: Taking cognisance of the hooch tragedy in Bihar, the National Human Rights Commission has decided to send its own investigative team to the state. The NHRC has demanded a report from the state government on the medical treatment given to victims of the tragedy, and also on the matter as to if any FIR was filed in …

Bihar hooch tragedy: Death toll mounts to 72; IPS Rajwinder Singh Bhatti appointed as new DGP
2 years ago

Bihar hooch tragedy: Death toll mounts to 72; IPS Rajwinder Singh Bhatti appointed as new DGP

India TV News  

Bihar hooch tragedy : The number of people dying due to the consumption of spurious liquor in Bihar's Saran district has been soaring on a daily basis. Earlier in the day, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij said it was 'shameful' of the Bihar deputy chief minister to compare deaths due to spurious liquor in his state to other hooch tragedies …

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 …

Bihar hooch tragedy: NHRC to depute team for on-the-spot enquiry
2 years ago

Bihar hooch tragedy: NHRC to depute team for on-the-spot enquiry

Hindustan Times  

The National Human Rights Commission on Saturday said that it will depute its own team headed by one of its members for an on-the-spot enquiry in the wake of more deaths reported in other districts of Bihar in hooch tragedy. Bihar hooch tragedy: NHRC to depute team for on-the-spot enquiry The Commission said it is concerned to know where and …

Bihar hooch tragedy: SIT arrests liquor mafia Anil Singh, 271 others under 'Operation Clean'
2 years ago

Bihar hooch tragedy: SIT arrests liquor mafia Anil Singh, 271 others under 'Operation Clean'

India TV News  

Bihar hooch tragedy : A special investigation team arrested liquor mafia, Anil Singh on Saturday in relation to the Bihar hooch tragedy that had claimed the lives of more than 70 people. Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Friday said that action is being taken where incidents of consumption of liquor are being reported in the state and alleged …

Death toll rises to 70 in Bihar's Chhapra hooch tragedy
2 years ago

Death toll rises to 70 in Bihar's Chhapra hooch tragedy

India Today  

The death toll in Bihar’s Chhapra due to the consumption of spurious liquor has mounted to 70. The sale and consumption of alcohol was banned in Bihar by the Nitish Kumar government in April 2016. As the death toll is feared to increase, Lok Janshakti Party supremo and MP Chirag Paswan demanded the registering of an FIR against Bihar Chief …

Bihar hooch tragedy; Nitish Kumar insists kin of victims won’t get any government aid
2 years ago

Bihar hooch tragedy; Nitish Kumar insists kin of victims won’t get any government aid

The Hindu  

Asserting that prohibition will continue in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said that “no compensation will be given to people who die after drinking spurious liquor”. Mr. Kishor, who is currently undertaking a Jan Suraaj Yatra across Bihar said, “People around Mr. Kumar drink liquor and he should rollback the prohibition police in 48 hours.” ‘No sympathy’ However, …

'No compensation': Nitish on Bihar hooch deaths, tragedy; BJP's protest march
2 years ago

'No compensation': Nitish on Bihar hooch deaths, tragedy; BJP's protest march

Hindustan Times  

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar said Friday his government would not provide financial compensation to the families of those killed by consuming spurious/illegal liquor. The Janata Dal boss - under sustained fire from the opposition after the death toll from the latest hooch tragedy in the nominally dry state crossed 50 - told the state Assembly 'no compensation will be …

Chhapra hooch tragedy: 'Immunity was weak'- 3 bizarre things that Bihar minister said | WATCH
2 years ago

Chhapra hooch tragedy: 'Immunity was weak'- 3 bizarre things that Bihar minister said | WATCH

India TV News  

Chhapra hooch tragedy: The death toll in the Chhapra hooch tragedy, due to the consumption of spurious liquor, in Bihar's Saran district has soared to 39. In the wake of the Hooch tragedy in Chhapra, the Station House Officer Ritesh Mishra and Constable Vikesh Tiwari were suspended with immediate effect on the recommendation of Marhaura Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Yogendra Kumar. …

BJP MPs say Nitish Kumar should reconsider Bihar prohibition policy
2 years ago

BJP MPs say Nitish Kumar should reconsider Bihar prohibition policy

The Hindu  

Union Minister Giriraj Singh and Bihar BJP MPs in New Delhi have raised the demand that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar take a second look at the State’s prohibition policy. Personal prestige Pataliputra MP and former Union Minister Ram Kripal Yadav echoed Mr. Singh’s view and said Mr. Kumar should not make prohibition a matter of personal prestige. He also …

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar directs to cut off liquor supply chain by arresting suppliers
2 years, 1 month ago

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar directs to cut off liquor supply chain by arresting suppliers

India Today  

The Bihar government has now changed its strategy to implement prohibition strictly in the state and decided that instead of arresting people caught consuming liquor, the focus of the excise department and police would be to cut the supply chain of liquor. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday chaired a review meeting on liquor prohibition in the state where it …

Bihar govt should relax liquor norms to increase tourism: Indian Railway official
2 years, 2 months ago

Bihar govt should relax liquor norms to increase tourism: Indian Railway official

India Today  

The ban on liquor has affected tourism in Bihar, said an official from the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, adding that the norms must be relaxed. Speaking about its effect on tourism, Zafar Azam, Group General Manager of East Zone IRCTC said that due to the prohibition of liquor in Bihar, tourism is not increasing and foreign tourists are …

Spurious Liquor Deaths on Rise in Dry Bihar. Now, 5 Killed in Chhapra
2 years, 4 months ago

Spurious Liquor Deaths on Rise in Dry Bihar. Now, 5 Killed in Chhapra

News 18  

At least five people were killed in Bihar’s Chhapra after allegedly consuming spurious liquor, an official said on Friday, adding that investigation is underway. Even though sale and consumption of liquor were completely banned in Bihar by the Nitish Kumar government in April, 2016, implementation of the prohibition law has often been criticised and hooch tragedies continue to plague the …

Bihar hooch tragedy: Suspected spurious liquor kills 4 in Saran district
2 years, 4 months ago

Bihar hooch tragedy: Suspected spurious liquor kills 4 in Saran district

India TV News  

Highlights 4 people killed, several others fell ill after they consumed suspected spurious liquor in Bihar The incident took place in Bhualpur village of Bihar's Saran district, said officials An official of Madhaura police station said that some others are critically ill Bihar hooch tragedy : Around four people were killed and several others fell ill after they consumed suspected …

Death by hooch: The Hindu Editorial on the spurious liquour tragedy in dry Gujarat
2 years, 4 months ago

Death by hooch: The Hindu Editorial on the spurious liquour tragedy in dry Gujarat

The Hindu  

A hooch tragedy that claimed over 40 lives in Gujarat’s Botad district brings to the fore, yet again, the contentious question of prohibition. Police action that follows every such tragedy barely inspires public confidence; indeed, it conceals the complicity of the administration in protecting the black market for alcohol, wherever prohibition exists. The Gujarat High Court is considering five petitions …

Death toll in Gujarat hooch tragedy climbs to 42 as liquor 'potlis' jolt state
2 years, 4 months ago

Death toll in Gujarat hooch tragedy climbs to 42 as liquor 'potlis' jolt state

India Today  

The death toll due to the consumption of spurious liquor in Gujarat's Botad district has reached 42, a state minister said on Wednesday. "Forty-two citizens have died so far after consuming spurious liquor laced with highly toxic methyl alcohol in Gujarat's Botad district two days back. Primary investigations revealed that some small-time bootleggers in different villages of Botad district made …

Two Dead, One Hospitalised After Drinking Spurious Liquor in Patna
2 years, 5 months ago

Two Dead, One Hospitalised After Drinking Spurious Liquor in Patna

News 18  

At least two people have died and one has been hospitalised allegedly after drinking spurious liquor in Patna. The three friends bought liquor from a person in Alamganj area on Monday and drank it together, following which one of their bodies was found inside his house the next morning, while another person was taken to a hospital where doctors declared …

Now, Bihar's liquor fine for first-time offenders reduced to Rs 2,000-5,000
2 years, 8 months ago

Now, Bihar's liquor fine for first-time offenders reduced to Rs 2,000-5,000

India Today  

In a fresh amendment to the prohibition law in Bihar, it was decided that those caught drinking alcohol for the first time would be released after they paid a fine. Those caught drinking for the first time in the state will be released after paying a fine between Rs 2,000 and 5,000, as decided by the executive magistrate. READ: Why …

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