As the death toll in Bihar's Chhapra due to the consumption of spurious liquor mounted to 72, Union Minister Nityanand Rai on Sunday accused the state government of "hiding" the actual number.
In the wake of the Chapra hooch tragedy, due to the consumption of spurious liquor, in Bihar's Saran district, the Saran Superintendent of Police (SP) has taken significant action in the case.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Sushil Modi on Sunday claimed that the family members of the victims in the Chapra hooch tragedy are performing their last rites without post-mortem due to "fear of the police".
An encounter took place in Fatehgarh, Lucknow, between police personnel from Special Operations Group (SOG) and a history-sheeter, ending in the death of the accused, police informed on Sunday.
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The death toll following a landslide at a campsite in Batang Kali has risen to 23, while 10 people are still missing on Saturday, reported CNN. The authorities have identified six bodies so far, state media agency Bernama reported, citing Malaysia's National Disaster Management Agency.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Saturday said that it will depute its own team headed by one of its Members for an on-the-spot enquiry in the wake of more deaths reported in other districts of Bihar in hooch tragedy.
As the death toll is feared to increase in the Chhapra hooch tragedy, evoking an uproar from the opposition in the state and nationwide, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson and former Bihar MP Shanawaz Hussain on Saturday slammed the government accusing it of hiding the actual death to
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Saturday claimed that over 200 people died in the Chapra hooch tragedy and accused the state government of hiding the actual number of deaths by "burning the bodies" without any post-mortem.
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