Hooch tragedy: Eight extra die in two different Bihar districts

By PTI

PATNA: Close on the heels of the hooch tragedy in dry Bihar that left 30 folks lifeless in Saran district, eight extra died allegedly after consuming some spurious liquor in two different districts, officers stated on Saturday.

Six folks died within the Siwan district adjoining Saran, whereas Begusarai witnessed two different deaths.

Unconfirmed stories claimed that as much as 60 folks died by ingesting illicitly brewed nation liquor within the Saran district. Even the official toll of 30 there’s the most important since Bihar went dry greater than six years in the past.

About the six deaths within the Bhagwanpur division of Siwan district since Thursday, Sub-Divisional Magistrate Sanjay Kumar stated the administration has initiated an investigation. “We are also carrying searches in the area to nab those who indulge in the sale and purchase of liquor,” Kumar stated.

On the Begusari incident, Deputy Superintendent of Police Chandramohan Prasad informed reporters that two youths died after consuming “some poisonous chemical” within the Teghra division on Friday. “We have sent bodies for post-mortem examination. Investigations are on,” he stated.

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The sale and consumption of alcohol had been banned in Bihar by the Nitish Kumar authorities in April 2016. However, the smuggling of liquor continues unabated within the state, however the continuing drive in opposition to bootleggers.

The police on early Saturday recovered a number of cartons of liquor from a truck within the Sadar police station space in Muzaffarpur district. The cartons had been hidden beneath wood planks.

In Siwan, the district which shares its border with Saran, 4 folks died in Brahmsthan village on Friday and one other particular person died in Sondhani village on Thursday. One extra particular person, a resident of the Saran district, additionally died in Siwan on Friday.

Leader of Opposition within the Bihar meeting, Vijay Kumar Sinha, who had visited the affected Mashrak block in Saran on Thursday, claimed contained in the Assembly on Friday that the hooch tragedy has “claimed more than 100 lives.”

Saran District Magistrate Rajesh Meena stated that the deaths had been “caused by suspected consumption of spurious liquor” which might be confirmed after the viscera of the deceased are examined at forensic labs.

The National Human Rights Commission issued notices to the Bihar authorities and the state’s police chief over the Saran hooch tragedy on Friday.

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PATNA: Close on the heels of the hooch tragedy in dry Bihar that left 30 folks lifeless in Saran district, eight extra died allegedly after consuming some spurious liquor in two different districts, officers stated on Saturday.

Six folks died within the Siwan district adjoining Saran, whereas Begusarai witnessed two different deaths.

Unconfirmed stories claimed that as much as 60 folks died by ingesting illicitly brewed nation liquor within the Saran district. Even the official toll of 30 there’s the most important since Bihar went dry greater than six years in the past.

About the six deaths within the Bhagwanpur division of Siwan district since Thursday, Sub-Divisional Magistrate Sanjay Kumar stated the administration has initiated an investigation. “We are also carrying searches in the area to nab those who indulge in the sale and purchase of liquor,” Kumar stated.

On the Begusari incident, Deputy Superintendent of Police Chandramohan Prasad informed reporters that two youths died after consuming “some poisonous chemical” within the Teghra division on Friday. “We have sent bodies for post-mortem examination. Investigations are on,” he stated.

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The sale and consumption of alcohol had been banned in Bihar by the Nitish Kumar authorities in April 2016. However, the smuggling of liquor continues unabated within the state, however the continuing drive in opposition to bootleggers.

The police on early Saturday recovered a number of cartons of liquor from a truck within the Sadar police station space in Muzaffarpur district. The cartons had been hidden beneath wood planks.

In Siwan, the district which shares its border with Saran, 4 folks died in Brahmsthan village on Friday and one other particular person died in Sondhani village on Thursday. One extra particular person, a resident of the Saran district, additionally died in Siwan on Friday.

Leader of Opposition within the Bihar meeting, Vijay Kumar Sinha, who had visited the affected Mashrak block in Saran on Thursday, claimed contained in the Assembly on Friday that the hooch tragedy has “claimed more than 100 lives.”

Saran District Magistrate Rajesh Meena stated that the deaths had been “caused by suspected consumption of spurious liquor” which might be confirmed after the viscera of the deceased are examined at forensic labs.

The National Human Rights Commission issued notices to the Bihar authorities and the state’s police chief over the Saran hooch tragedy on Friday.

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