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8-30 per cent methanol in hooch; no need for CBI probe: TN to Madras HC
5 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 …

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Ex-AIADMK Agriculture Wing Secretary Arrested for bootlegging
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Ex-AIADMK Agriculture Wing Secretary Arrested for bootlegging

New Indian Express  

SALEM: S. Sureshkumar, the former AIADMK Agriculture Wing Secretary for Attur East Union, was arrested on Saturday in connection with bootlegging activities. Sources indicate that Sureshkumar has a long history in the bootlegging business, with over 40 cases registered against him. Despite his illicit activities, he frequently visits his hometown of Attur to care for his mother, Saroja, who also …

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Spurious liquor deaths in T.N. | Murder case registered; Governor Ravi seeks report
1 year, 7 months ago

Spurious liquor deaths in T.N. | Murder case registered; Governor Ravi seeks report

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu police have altered the cases relating to the deaths of 22 persons due to the consumption of spurious liquor to that of murder against 13 accused persons. The query from Raj Bhavan comes after the Tamil Nadu police claimed that the spurious liquor tragedy had nothing to do with the brewing of illicit arrack and the victims …

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Tindivanam DMK councillor’s husband detained under Goondas Act a month after arrest for possession of illicit arrack
1 year, 7 months ago

Tindivanam DMK councillor’s husband detained under Goondas Act a month after arrest for possession of illicit arrack

The Hindu  

Villupuram Collector C. Palani has ordered the detention of Maruvur Raja, 38, a DMK functionary under the Goondas Act. The Collector ordered his detention under the Goondas Act based on a request from Kallakurichi Superintendent of Police N. Mohanraj holding additional charge of Villupuram district. Shanmugam, while speaking to reporters in Villupuram shortly after news reports of Marakkanam hooch tragedy …

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Victims consumed methanol meant for industrial use, says DGP
1 year, 7 months ago

Victims consumed methanol meant for industrial use, says DGP

The Hindu  

Methanol meant for industrial use was consumed by the victims in the liquor tragedy that has so far claimed 22 lives in Villupuram and Chengalpattu districts, the police have said. As the sustained drive against the manufacture and sale of illicit arrack in Tamil Nadu stamped out the brew, the arrack sellers procured methanol from factories and sold it on, …

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