Hooch Tragedy

Morena Hooch Tragedy Death Count Now 21, Collector, Senior Cop Removed

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Wednesday January 13, 2021

The Morena hooch tragedy has claimed 21 lives in Madhya Pradesh where seven more people died on Wednesday, days after falling sick because of consuming spurious liquor, the police said.

12 Die In Madhya Pradesh After Consuming "Spurious" Liquor; Cop Suspended

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Tuesday January 12, 2021

At least 12 people, including three of a family, have died and another eight to ten people hospitalised in Madhya Pradesh's Morena and Gwalior districts after allegedly consuming spurious liquor.

Samajwadi Party Forms Panel To Probe Into UP Hooch Tragedy

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 9, 2021

The Samajwadi Party has constituted a nine-member committee to probe into the death of five people after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district.

7 Dead, 15 Hospitalised In UP After Consuming Toxic Liquor

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Stela Dey | Saturday November 21, 2020

Six people died and at least 15 are admitted to a hospital after allegedly consuming suspected illicit liquor in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj.

National Security Act Against 3 Arrested In Madhya Pradesh Liquor Deaths

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday October 18, 2020

Madhya Pradesh has invoked the stringent NSA (National Security Act) against three bootleggers arrested after the sale and consumption of illicit liquor killed 12 people - most of whom were beggars or poor labourers - in Ujjain district earlier this week

Illicit Liquor Claims 14 Lives in Madhya Pradesh, 10 People Arrested

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday October 15, 2020

Fourteen people, most of them labourers, died in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, after consuming what was suspected to be illicit liquor. The police have arrested 10 people while the authorities suspended four policemen including a police station in-charge, a sub-inspector and two constables.

Bikram Majithia's Attack On Police Attempt To "Exploit" Hooch Tragedy: Amarinder Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 14, 2020

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday said Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia's attack on the state police chief is a "shameful attempt" to "exploit" the hooch tragedy and push his party's "political agenda" with an eye on next assembly polls.

Amarinder Singh "Lost Mental Balance", Says Congress MP In Punjab Feud

India News | ANI | Thursday August 13, 2020

Congress MP Pratap Singh Bajwa on Wednesday said that Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh "has lost his mental balance" because he was questioned on 121 deaths in hooch tragedy by his own party leaders.

None Will Be Spared: Amarinder Singh To Hooch Tragedy Victims' Families

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 8, 2020

Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Friday said that perpetrators for hooch tragedy would not be spared at any cost and properties of those responsible would be confiscated.

Punjab Police Launches Action Against Alleged Liquor Modules

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 6, 2020

The Punjab police Thursday launched action against several illicit liquor mafia modules as part of a statewide crackdown following over 100 deaths in a recent hooch tragedy.

Charge Those Directly Involved In Hooch Tragedy For Murder: Amarinder Singh To Top Cop

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 6, 2020

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday directed the state police chief to charge those directly involved in the hooch tragedy that has claimed 113 lives, for murder.

BJP MP Sunny Deol Seeks "Fair, Impartial" Probe Into Punjab Hooch Tragedy

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 4, 2020

BJP MP and actor Sunny Deol on Monday sought an impartial probe into the hooch tragedy in Punjab that claimed more than 100 lives.

Six More Die In Punjab From Toxic Liquor; Death Count Rises To 110

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 3, 2020

The deaths in the Punjab hooch tragedy rose to 110 with six more people reported dead after drinking toxic liquor, officials said on Monday.

Survivors Of Punjab Hooch Tragedy Troubled By Low Vision, Uneasiness

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 3, 2020

I have not been able to see properly ever since I drank spurious liquor, says Tilak Raj, one of the survivors of the Punjab hooch tragedy that has killed 98 till Sunday.

Death Count Rises To 104 In Punjab Hooch Tragedy

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 3, 2020

The number of deaths in the Punjab hooch tragedy rose to 104 on Sunday with 18 more people reported dead after drinking toxic liquor, an official said.