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1 month, 2 weeks ago

HC: Wife can’t be made co-accused just for staying with accused husband

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court said when there is not even a single allegation of the involvement of the wife of the accused in the manufacturing and storing of spurious liquor, she cannot be brought in as co-accused merely because she was staying with the husband. Justice M Nagaprasanna made these observations while dismissing the petition filed by complainant R …

Trial Court Accused Spurious Liquor Norbert

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Wife Can't Be Made Co-Accused Merely For Staying With Husband Who Is Involved In Crime, Stronger Evidence Needed U/S 319 CrPC: Karnataka HC

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court has said that an application under Section 319 of the Criminal Procedure Code 1973, which provides to bring in another person accused in the case cannot be exercised at a pre-trial stage. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna dismissed the petition filed by one R K Bhat who is the complainant in the case …

Karnataka Court Case Accused Kar Wife Petition

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 …

India Bihar Liquor State Died Spurious Liquor

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Spurious liquor claims 231 lives in Odisha in 27 years: Minister

Deccan Chronicle

Bhubaneswar: At least 231 people have died after consuming spurious liquor in Odisha in the past 27 years — between 1992 and 2019. In a written reply to a question of Congress legislator Nilamadhab Hikaka, the minister said 41 people of Tukulipada in the then Bhubaneswar and Cuttack district lost their lives after drinking such liquor in 2012. The minister …

Odisha Liquor Puri Spurious Liquor

4 months ago

BJD, Congress create ruckus in Odisha Assembly over several issues

The Hindu

The Opposition Biju Janata Dal and the Congress created noisy scenes in the Odisha Assembly over separate issues for the third consecutive day on Thursday, prompting the Speaker to adjourn the House twice. BJD MLAs demanded dismissal of Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan following the death of two persons and illness of 13 others after consuming spurious liquor at Chikitia area …

Congress House Bjp Bjd Ganjam Spurious Liquor Odisha Assembly

4 months ago

Spurious liquor claims two lives in Odisha’s Ganjam district

The Hindu

Two persons died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Odisha’s Ganjam district, officials said on Wednesday. All the affected persons were believed to have consumed illicit liquor sold near Moundpur village. At a press conference, the regional party announced that it would send a four-member team headed by former Excise Minister Niranjan Pujari to take stock of the situation in …

Odisha Spurious Liquor

5 months, 1 week ago

When Those Knowingly Consuming Spurious Liquor Can Be Given Rs 10 Lakh, Innocent Victims Deserve No Less: Madras HC In Burn Victim's Case

Live Law

While granting compensation to the family of a man who succumbed to burn injuries sustained while disposing of bio-medical waste, the Madras High Court recently remarked that when the government could pay families of persons who knowingly consumed spurious liquor Rs. When the family of a person who knowingly consumed spurious liquor and died can be given Rs.10.00 lakhs, certainly, …

Court State Waste Noted Spurious Liquor Kalaiyarasan

5 months, 4 weeks ago

SC refuses to entertain bail plea of SP MLA Ramakant Yadav in spurious liquor case

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain the bail plea of Samajwadi Party MLA Ramakant Yadav in a spurious liquor case in which nine people died in Azamgarh in 2022.A vacation bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Rajesh Bindal refused to interfere with the Allahabad high court order denying him bail. Yadav had moved the top …

Court Bail Yadav Fir Bail Plea Spurious Liquor

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, …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: T.N. CM Stalin should step down, as DMK government’s lax attitude led to deaths, says Edappadi

The Hindu

Alleging that the ruling DMK government’s lax attitude has led to the deaths of 58 persons in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, AIADMK general secretary and Leader of Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Monday, June 24, 2024 demanded that Chief Minister M. K. Stalin take responsibility and step down for his gross failure in preventing the manufacture and supply of spurious …

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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. …

Karnataka Tamil Nadu Liquor Spurious Liquor

6 months ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Political leaders slam T.N. government, call for strict action against those involved in spurious liquor sales

The Hindu

In the wake of the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi district that has led to the death of at least 34 persons and has seen over 80 others hospitalised, political party leaders in T.N. PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday, June 20, alleged that Govindaraj alias Kannukutty who sold the spurious liquor in Karunapuram in Kallakurichi had links with DMK men, …

Liquor Incident State Vijay Dmk Kallakurichi Such Incidents

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 …

Tamil Nadu Liquor Cid Stalin Kallakurichi Toll Rises Spurious Liquor

8 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Liquor Election Commission Report Sho Singh Sangrur Sit

9 months ago

Punjab: Toll in Sangrur hooch tragedy rises to 20, SIT formed

Hindustan Times

The death toll due to the suspected consumption of spurious liquor in Punjab’s Sangrur district climbed to 20 with six more people succumbing, officials said on Saturday. The death toll due to the suspected consumption of spurious liquor in Punjab’s Sangrur district climbed to 20 with six more people succumbing on Saturday. Patiala range deputy inspector general Harcharan Bhullar, Sangrur …

Sangrur Sit Spurious Liquor Sangrur District

9 months ago

Punjab: Death count rises to 20 in Sangrur spurious liquor case, SIT formed

India TV News

Punjab news: The death toll due to the suspected consumption of spurious liquor in Punjab's Sangrur district has climbed to twenty, with six more persons succumbing, officials today said. Deputy Inspector General Harcharan Bhullar, Senior Superintendent of Police, Sangrur, Sartaj Chahal, and Additional Commissioner Naresh Dubey will be part of the SIT. The police had earlier recovered 200 litres of …

Liquor Punjab Sangrur Sit Spurious Liquor Spurious

9 months ago

Punjab: 4 die after drinking spurious liquor in Sangrur, probe ordered

Hindustan Times

Four people died on Tuesday night after consuming spurious liquor at Gujran village in Dirba block of Punjab’s Sangrur district. Four people died on Tuesday night after consuming spurious liquor in Dirba block of Punjab’s Sangrur district. Sangrur senior superintendent of police Sartaj Singh said two residents of Gujran village had been arrested and booked for murder under Section 302 …

Liquor Punjab Singh Tuesday Night Spurious Liquor Dirba Gujran

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, …

Haryana Sangrur Spurious Liquor Sangrur District

1 year, 1 month ago

Illegal vends, gangster funds & doorstep delivery: How hooch business thrives in Yamunanagar

Hindustan Times

Booze supplied via illegal makeshift outlets, with contractors getting funding from gangsters and doorstep delivery– this is how the liquor mafia operates and thrives in the industrial town of Yamunanagar. The gangster angle Punia further disclosed that gangster Shamsher Singh, alias Monu Rana, a resident of Thambar village and currently lodged in a Haryana Jail, was also funding the liquor …

Liquor Men Accused Village Illegal Yamunanagar Punia

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 …

Darbhanga Spurious Liquor

1 year, 2 months ago

2 die, 3 lose eyesight after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar's Muzaffarpur

India Today

Two people died while three others lost their eyesight in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district after allegedly consuming spurious liquor, police said on Sunday. Upon investigation, it was revealed that the victims had consumed spurious liquor two to three days ago. In view of this, Dharmendra Ram, one of the victims who lost his eyesight, revealed that he had consumed adulterated alcohol …

Bihar Alcohol Two People Muzaffarpur Spurious Liquor Consumed

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 …

Bihar Liquor Culpable Homicide Case Singh Nitish Kumar Filed

1 year, 7 months ago

Spurious liquor deaths in T.N. | Annamalai submits memorandum to Governor Ravi seeking removal of Ministers Gingee Mastan, Senthilbalaji

The Hindu

BJP Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai, on May 21, met Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Maruvoor Raja, the primary source of illicit liquor, has constantly appeared alongside Tamil Nadu Minority Affairs Minister Gingee Mastan, Annamalai alleged. Record sales of liquor Speaking to journalists at the Coimbatore airport later in the day, Mr. Annamalai accused Mr. Senthilbalaji of failure to regulate Indian …

Tamil Nadu Liquor Tamil Revenue State Nadu Dmk

1 year, 7 months ago

Twin hooch tragedies in Tamil Nadu | Horrific tales of a deadly brew

The Hindu

Just a month after the government declared in the Assembly that hooch tragedies were a thing of the past in Tamil Nadu, twin hooch tragedies in the State claimed 22 lives and left 45 others hospitalised. ‘Kingpins not arrested’ Fisherwomen of Ekkiyarkuppam allege that the illegal spurious liquor business, operated by Amaran, had vitiated the atmosphere in the village. “We …

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HC: Wife can’t be made co-accused just for staying with accused husband

Wife Can't Be Made Co-Accused Merely For Staying With Husband Who Is Involved In Crime, Stronger Evidence Needed U/S 319 CrPC: Karnataka HC

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

Spurious liquor claims 231 lives in Odisha in 27 years: Minister

BJD, Congress create ruckus in Odisha Assembly over several issues

Spurious liquor claims two lives in Odisha’s Ganjam district

When Those Knowingly Consuming Spurious Liquor Can Be Given Rs 10 Lakh, Innocent Victims Deserve No Less: Madras HC In Burn Victim's Case

SC refuses to entertain bail plea of SP MLA Ramakant Yadav in spurious liquor case

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

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: T.N. CM Stalin should step down, as DMK government’s lax attitude led to deaths, says Edappadi

Karnataka steps up vigil in villages along TN border

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Political leaders slam T.N. government, call for strict action against those involved in spurious liquor sales

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

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

Punjab: Toll in Sangrur hooch tragedy rises to 20, SIT formed

Punjab: Death count rises to 20 in Sangrur spurious liquor case, SIT formed

Punjab: 4 die after drinking spurious liquor in Sangrur, probe ordered

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

Illegal vends, gangster funds & doorstep delivery: How hooch business thrives in Yamunanagar

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

2 die, 3 lose eyesight after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar's Muzaffarpur

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

Spurious liquor deaths in T.N. | Annamalai submits memorandum to Governor Ravi seeking removal of Ministers Gingee Mastan, Senthilbalaji

Twin hooch tragedies in Tamil Nadu | Horrific tales of a deadly brew