Arshdeep Singh, a person who fell ill due to the consumption of illicit liquor, said that when he came home from work late at night, he went with his friend to a village and drank country liquor, after which his health deteriorated.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has expressed sadness over the deaths due to the consumption of illicit liquor in Majitha and said that the culprits behind the incident will not be spared, ensuring the strictest punishment for them.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Amritsar Rural Maninder Singh said that the main accused has been identified as Prabhjeet Singh. The police informed that the others who have been arrested in this case are: Kulbir Singh alias Jaggu, brother of the main distributor, Sahib Singh alias
In June, 67 people died and more than 150 were hospitalised in Tamil Nadu's Kallacurichi allegedly after consuming spurious liquor. The case was earlier being investigated by the Crime Branch of the Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID).
As per police officials, the deceased identified as Shyam Sahni (25) had left his residence to attend a liquor party with his friends in the night after which his health started deteriorating and the vision in his eyes disappeared.
After 33 people were killed in two incidents of consumption of spurious liquor, Gopalganj Superintendent of Police (SP) Awdhesh Dixit on Friday said that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) is probing the matter and 14 people have been arrested in connection with the hooch tragedy.
RJD leader and the former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Tejashwi Yadav, slammed the Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar and its Cabinet following the hooch tragedy, which claimed several lives due to the consumption of spurious liquor in the state.
Bihar's Director General of Police (DGP), Alok Raj, stated on Thursday that 25 people had died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in two separate incidents in Siwan and Saran and 12 people have been arrested in connection with the case.
Director General of Police (DGP) of Bihar Alok Raj said on Thursday that 25 people have been killed after consuming after consuming spurious liquor in two separate incidents in Siwan and Saran. 12 people have been arrested in connection with the incident.
Calling Bihar hooch tragedy "sad," Jan Suraj Party chief Prashant Kishor on Thursday claimed that the liquor ban is not implemented anywhere in Bihar as the ban is only implemented in government files and in the speeches of leaders.