Bihar: Toll in hooch tragedy rises to 35
While Siwan district accounted for 28 fatalities, seven deaths were reported from Saran.
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Ten more persons have died in Bihar’s Siwan and Saran districts after drinking spurious liquor, PTI reported on Friday. This increased the toll in the incident to 35.
While Siwan accounted for 28 of the fatalities, seven deaths were reported from Saran.
“As many as 28 people in Maghar and Auriya panchayats in Siwan district have so far died after consuming suspected illicit liquor,” Nilesh Kumar, deputy inspector general of police, Saran range, told PTI.
Seven persons in the Ibrahimpur area of Saran had died, he added.
More than 25 persons from both districts were still in hospital, the news agency quoted unidentified police officials as saying.
At least 15 persons were arrested in connection with the incident in both districts, PTI reported. The district administrations also suspended the chowkidars of the Maghar, Auriya and Ibrahimpur areas.
Show-cause notices have been issued to five police officers, PTI quoted an unidentified official as saying.
The sale and consumption of alcohol has been banned in Bihar since April 2016. However, instances of residents falling ill and dying after drinking spurious liquor are often reported from the state.
On Thursday, Director General of Police Alok Raj said that two Special Investigation Teams had been set up following the incident. “The one set up at the local level will be looking into the...
