HOOCH INCIDENT
Tamil Nadu: Death toll in Kallakurichi hooch tragedy rises to 65
The AIADMK General Secretary leads a hunger strike demanding a CBI inquiry into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, highlighting concerns over the Chief Minister's actions.
Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: AIADMK holds hunger strike demanding CBI inquiry
AIADMK leaders and workers, including Leader of Opposition Edappadi Palaniswami, are staging a hunger strike in Chennai to protest the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy that claimed 63 lives, demanding a CBI inquiry. The Assembly session saw AIADMK creating chaos, leading to their suspension and eviction for disrupting proceedings. The death toll rose to 63, with 229 affected by the illicit liquor consumption in Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu: Death toll in Kallakurichi hooch tragedy stands at 63
The current death toll in the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu, has reached 63 as of Thursday morning, according to information from the District Collectorate. A total of 78 individuals remain under treatment across various hospitals in the state.
Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy: Police nab supplier behind deadly liquor in Tamil Nadu
Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy: Chief Minister MK Stalin has vowed to crack down on the illegal liquor trade. However, the Opposition has demanded his resignation. AIADMK chief E Palaniswami called Mr. Stalin "incompetent," while state BJP chief K Annamalai suggested the government should close at least a thousand liquor shops in Tamil Nadu.
BJP hits out at INDIA bloc parties over silence on TN hooch tragedy
BJP criticizes INDIA bloc over hooch tragedy in DMK-ruled Tamil Nadu, urging leaders to show repentance at Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament complex for lives lost.
BJP targets INDIA bloc over Kallakurchi tragedy that claimed 56 lives, calls it 'murder'
BJP MP Sambit Patra hit out at the INDIA bloc and the Congress and alleged that they were silent on the hooch tragedy in Kallakurchi, Tamil Nadu and called it a murder of 32 Dalits. BJP MP Sambit Patra criticized the INDIA bloc and the Congress for their silence on the recent tragedy in southern India that claimed 56 lives. He alleged that they did not speak out about the hooch tragedy in Kallakurchi, Tamil Nadu, which he described as the murder of 32 Dalits.
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Tamil Nadu: Death toll rises to 56 in Kallakurichi Hooch tragedy
The death toll in the Tamil Nadu Hooch tragedy has reached 56, with 216 patients admitted to hospitals after consuming illicit liquor. Most casualties occurred at Kallakurichi Medical College.
Death toll in Kallakurichi hooch tragedy rises to 50: Tamil Nadu Health Minister Subramanian Ma
Tamil Nadu Health Minister Subramanian Ma reported that 50 people died in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy on June 19 after consuming methanol-laced illicit liquor. He visited victims at various hospitals and mentioned that 185 people were hospitalized. Chief Minister MK Stalin announced compensation of Rs 10 lakhs for the victims' families and pledged to cover educational expenses for children who lost parents. The incident sparked demands for discussion in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, with AIADMK members raising slogans. Three accused have been sent to judicial custody.
Tamil Nadu: Gloom and despair engulf Karunapuram as more succumb to illicit liquor
The sound of the ceremonial beating of drums during a death filled the streets. One street alone was expecting three bodies to arrive on Friday evening. The previous day, residents said 10 bodies were brought back from the hospital on their street alone.
Tamil Nadu Hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 47, three accused sent to 15-day judicial custody
In Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu, a tragic incident claimed 47 lives due to consumption of illicit liquor, leading to protests by AIADMK legislators in the state assembly. Chief Minister MK Stalin announced compensation, and three accused were remanded to judicial custody. The government initiated a judicial inquiry, while BJP called for a CBI probe, alleging governance failures. Victims received treatment across several medical facilities in the region.
Punjab: Death toll in Sangrur spurious liquor case rises to 20; EC seeks report from Chief Secretary, DGP
The Punjab chief electoral officer had written the chief secretary and the DGP to send an immediate preliminary report and a detailed report on Saturday regarding the entire event to apprise the Commission, according to an official statement.
Bihar hooch tragedy: NHRC issues notice to Bihar Chief Secy, DGP
As per the notice, the NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance on the basis of media reports. The notice further said that the state government is not focusing on the implementation of liquor prohibition law. Hence, incidents like East Champaran hooch tragedies are taking place.
Death toll rises to 26 in Bihar hooch tragedy
At least 26 people have lost their lives in a suspected hooch tragedy in East Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar. Another 20 people are receiving treatment in hospitals in the region. The district police have suspended five station house officers of police stations implicated in the case on charges of dereliction of duty, with 11 police personnel facing disciplinary action.
Bihar hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 14 in Motihari
Previously in December last year, spurious liquor claimed the lives of over 50 people in Bihar's Chhapra and at least five people died after allegedly consuming hooch in the adjoining Siwan district. Angry family members of the deceased had obstructed the Siwan-Chapra Malmalia main road and undertook a protest. The bodies of the deceased were transported to Sadar Hospital in Siwan.
Bihar hooch tragedy: NHRC to depute its probe team for on-spot inquiry
The Commission wants to know where and what kind of medical treatment is being provided to these victims. Most of them are from poor families and probably cannot afford costly medical treatment in private hospitals. Therefore, it becomes extremely necessary on the part of the state government to provide them the best possible medical treatment wherever it is available, it said in a statement.
Hooch tragedy: Eight more die in two other Bihar districts
The Nitish Kumar government banned the sale and consumption of alcohol in Bihar in April 2016. Nonetheless, despite the ongoing crackdown on bootleggers, liquor smuggling continues unabated in the state. The police recovered several cartons of liquor from a truck in the Sadar police station area of Muzaffarpur district early Saturday. The cartons were concealed beneath wooden planks. Four people died in Brahmsthan village in Siwan, which shares a border with Saran, on Friday, and another person died in Sondhani village on Thursday. On Friday, another resident of the Saran district died in Siwan.
States not ruled by BJP got unfair treatment by media: Nitish Kumar
Visibly upset at the ruckus created by BJP MLAs, who had walked out by the time he rose to speak, Kumar said "they have gone away. Had they stayed back, they would have got an earful". "Such a huge bridge collapse incident took place. It came in the papers the next day and then all fell silent", said the Bihar CM, who has of late grown quite vocal against alleged media censorship by the Centre.
Hooch traders rounded up as Bihar illicit liquor tragedy toll rises
The DM said that action raids across the district have been conducted and 126 traders involved in selling locally brewed country liquor have been caught.
PIL in SC seeks SIT probe in Bihar hooch tragedy
The state shares its borders with Nepal, West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh and none of these states practises prohibition, and there is evidence that liquor is flowing into Bihar from the neighbouring states, given West Bengal and Jharkhand's phenomenal rise in excise revenue, it added. As multiple hooch tragedies have resulted in scores of deaths, the state's prohibition policy has come under increasing attack, the plea contended.
BJP MPs target Nitish Kumar over hooch deaths, urge Centre to step in
BJP MP from Saran, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, claimed that the toll had gone up to 52, with many more battling for their lives and accused the state government of complete failure in acting responsibly in dealing with the situation or punishing the cops and officials responsible for the flourishing hootch distribution.
Bihar: Death toll in Chhapra hooch tragedy soars to 39
Bihar excise Minister Sunil Kumar on Wednesday "confirmed" six people have died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in the Chhapra area of Bihar's Saran district. Bihar minister "vowed' that govt would take "strict action" against culprits responsible for deaths.
Bihar hooch tragedy: Death toll reaches to 9
The victims belong to villages under Maker and Bheldi police station in Saran district. The majority of the victims had purchased spurious liquor from Dhanuka Toli village. They consumed the liquor at different places on Wednesday night and their health deteriorated after that.
Gujarat hooch tragedy: 2 SPs transferred, 6 police officers suspended
2 SPs transferred, 6 police officers suspended following the death of 42 people due to the consumption of spurious liquor.
Gujarat hooch death toll rises to 40; 10 people held so far for selling spurious liquor
The Botad and Ahmedabad police on Tuesday registered three First Information Reports (FIRs) against nearly 20 culprits under Indian Penal Code Sections 302 (murder), 328 (causing hurt by poison) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and have arrested at least 10 of them so far.
Chirag Paswan equates hooch deaths with murder, renews President rule demand
Paswan also alleged that the chief minister went after "whoever dared to show him the mirror", a reason why the knives are out in his JD(U) for BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal after the latter pointed out shortcomings in the prohibition law.
Key accused in May 28 Aligarh hooch case nabbed
Nearly 50 people have died in Aligarh since consuming spurious liquor on two different occasions recently, according to police, while officials estimated that the death toll could go up to 100 as autopsy reports of another 50 hooch consumers were awaited.
Hooch deaths: Mayawati demands strict action against erring officials
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had on Saturday ordered stern action under the stringent Gangster Act against those found selling spurious liquor in the state.
None will be spared: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh to hooch tragedy victims' families
Singh said the death toll in the tragedy rose to 121 with eight more people succumbing in Tarn Taran, taking the toll in the district to 92, while 15 had died in Amritsar and 14 in Gurdaspur.
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