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 …
The hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi district has prompted the Perambalur district police to launch a mass awareness drive to sensitise the public to the hazards of consuming illicit liqour. Split into multiple teams, police personnel visited villages under their respective jurisdiction and created awareness among the people about the dangers of consuming illicit arrack and how it could threaten their …
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 …
