Hooch Tragedy
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UP: Two die after consuming spurious liquor during marriage function in Kanpur
India | Mar 10, 2019, 06:55 AM ISTAfter consuming the liquor, some people were admitted to the community health centre from where they were sent to Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital. During treatment, two persons died, while two others are in serious condition.
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Assam bans molasses across state following hooch tragedy which claimed over 150 lives
India | Mar 05, 2019, 09:57 AM ISTNearly 150 people had died in the state, while many others remained hospitalised after consuming spurious liquor on February 21 this year.
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Death toll in Assam hooch tragedy rises to 133, 200 remain ill
India | Feb 24, 2019, 01:36 PM ISTChief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal reviewed the condition of victims of the hooch tragedy undergoing treatment at JMCH. He expressed condolences to the bereaved families.
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Assam: Official death toll in hooch tragedy rises to 69, says state excise department
India | Feb 23, 2019, 12:26 PM ISTAn inquiry into the incident was ordered by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, while two excise officials of the district were suspended.
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Main accused in Kushinagar hooch tragedy arrested
India | Feb 14, 2019, 09:26 PM ISTThe main accused in the hooch tragedy in neighbouring Kushinagar district, which left nine people dead, has been arrested in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan, police said.
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Hooch tragedy: Uproar in UP Assembly; Opposition asks CM to quit
India | Feb 11, 2019, 05:00 PM ISTSP and BSP members trooped into the Well of the House, raising anti-government slogans.
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Hooch Tragedy: Uttar Pradesh govt announces SIT probe
India | Feb 11, 2019, 07:09 AM ISTThe SIT has been constituted to make an in-depth enquiry into the tragedy that struck Saharanpur and Kushinagar districts in the state last week, said an official spokesperson.
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UP-Uttarakhand Hooch Tragedy: 97 people dead, 215 arrested in police crackdown; political blame game begins
India | Feb 10, 2019, 10:59 PM ISTIn the crackdown following the deaths, a total of 9,269 litres of moonshine was seized in Uttar Pradesh and 1,066 litres in Uttarakhand.
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Two arrested in Uttarakhand-UP hooch tragedy
India | Feb 10, 2019, 07:36 PM ISTTwo people were arrested on Sunday in connection with the hooch tragedy that claimed over 70 lives in two adjoining districts in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh last week, police said.
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UP-Uttarakhand Hooch Tragedy: Priyanka demands compensation for victims, flays state governments
India | Feb 10, 2019, 06:03 PM ISTAccording to latest figures released by officials on Sunday, the death toll in the tragedy has increased to 97 and over 200 people have been arrested so far in a police crackdown.
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Adulterated liquor deaths in UP, Uttarakhand: Toll mounts as police crack down illegal dens
India | Feb 10, 2019, 07:39 AM ISTIn a fortnight-long drive begun Friday, the UP authorities have so far registered 297 cases after raids, arresting 175 people.
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From Uttarakhand to Uttar Pradesh, Hooch tragedies claim 61 lives
India | Feb 09, 2019, 11:40 PM ISTThe death toll in the hooch tragedy rose to at least 61 people dying of the spurious liquor they drank at a Haridwar village, officials said.
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Illicit liquor case: 78 dead in Haridwar, Saharanpur, Kushinagar
India | Feb 09, 2019, 02:02 PM ISTMost of the victims had consumed the liquor on Thursday evening at the `tehravin’, the 13th day of mourning after a relative’s death in Balupur village, near Roorkee.
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UP hooch tragedy toll climbs to 70
India | Feb 09, 2019, 04:59 PM ISTThe victim, Ravindra from Kushinagar district, died on Saturday morning at a hospital where he was being treated for the past two days
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34 die after drinking Hooch in Haridwar village
India | Feb 08, 2019, 11:04 PM ISTThe victims had consumed the liquor Thursday evening at the `tehravin’ - the 13th day of mourning – to mark a death, officials said.
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Uttar Pradesh: 14 dead in hooch tragedies in Saharanpur, Kushinagar; CM Yogi orders crackdown
India | Feb 08, 2019, 04:02 PM ISTMeanwhile, Yogi Adityanath has also ordered strict action against the local excise officials and a crackdown on the people behind the manufacture and sale of illicit liquor.
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Bihar: 14 sentenced to life in jail in 2012 Arrah hooch tragedy case in which 21 were killed
India | Jul 28, 2018, 03:22 PM ISTOn December 7, 2012, a total of 21 people died after consuming spurious liquor in Arrah's Anaith locality under Nawada police station area.
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UP Hooch Tragedy: 10 killed in Kanpur after consuming spurious liquor; four people detained
India | May 20, 2018, 04:33 PM ISTFour people have been detained so far, though the main accused Shyam Balak is still absconding, an official said.
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Tejashwi Yadav attacks Nitish govt over hooch tragedy in Rohtas district
National | Oct 28, 2017, 05:44 PM ISTFour persons had died after drinking spurious liquor last night at Danwar village of Rohtas district of Bihar, where a complete prohibition was clamped in April 2016.
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Five die after consuming spurious liquor in dry Bihar, eight cops suspended
India | Oct 28, 2017, 03:04 PM IST"The deaths had taken place in Danwar village falling under the police station area late last night" DIG, Shahabad Range, Mohd Rehman said.