March 09, 2021 03:44 (IST)
Follow us:
At least ten die in alleged hooch tragedy in dry Bihar
Gopalganj, Bihar, Aug 17 (IBNS) : At least ten people have died after drinking spurious liquor in Bihar's district town Gopalganj in the first instance of hooch tragedy after the state Government imposed total prohibition in April.
Media reports said five people died on Tuesday afternoon, while five more died till Wednesday morning.
The victims were mostly vegetable vendors and daily labourers.
The district administration, which has denied that it is a hooch tragedy, has formed three teams to probe reasons of the deaths.
According to reports, about 18 people had drunk liquor at a place in the Khajurbani area and most of them started complaining of stomach pain and began vomitting. Five of them died in the middle of treatment in hospital
Latest Headlines
Death toll in Kolkata railway building fire rises to 9 Tue, Mar 09 2021
Kolkata: At least 7, including firefighters, cops, die in Eastern Railway office-building fire Tue, Mar 09 2021
Jyotiraditya Scindia would have become CM had he stayed with Congress: Rahul Gandhi Mon, Mar 08 2021
Amid conflict between China-India, PLA enhancing ISTAR capabilities of border defence troops in Tibet Mon, Mar 08 2021
Indian Navy ships to visit Bangladesh today Mon, Mar 08 2021
Fire breaks out in Kolkata multi-storey, firefighting ops underway Mon, Mar 08 2021
Explosive found outsides Mukesh Ambani's house: NIA to investigate Mon, Mar 08 2021
Narendra Modi's Brigade rally was B-grade: Mamata Banerjee Mon, Mar 08 2021