#Punjab Liquor Deaths

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Patna, India — At least 31 people died and 20 others were hospitalized in serious condition after allegedly drinking tainted liquor sold without authorization in eastern India, a top elected official said Thursday. The deaths occurred Tuesday and Wednesday and the victims belonged to three villages in Saran district of Bihar state where the manufacturing, sale and consumption of liquor are prohibited.   The deaths were reported in a district government-run hospital where the sick were brought by their families for treatment, said Dr. S.D. Sinha, the hospital chief.   Sale and consumption of liquor were prohibited in Bihar state in 2016 after women's groups campaigned against poor workers splurging their meager incomes on drinking.   Police officer Santosh Kumar said several of the 20 hospitalized had lost their eyesight.   Several opposition parties, including the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, held protests Thursday outside the state legislature building to demand the state's liquor ban be scrapped and some monetary compensation provided to the bereaved families.   Sushil Modi, the state BJP leader, said more than 1,000 people have died after drinking tainted liquor since the ban was imposed six years ago. The BJP is in opposition in the state.   Nitish Kumar, the state's top elected official belonging to the socialist party Janata Dal, rejected their demands and said the ban on the sale of liquor was "not my personal wish but a response to the cries of the women of the state."   Three people have been detained for questioning for allegedly selling spiked alcohol in the area, he said. Saran district is nearly 40 miles north of Patna, the Bihar state capital.

Deaths from illegally brewed alcohol are common in India, where illicit liquor is cheap and often spiked with chemicals such as pesticides to increase potency. Illicit liquor has also become a hugely profitable industry across India, where bootleggers pay no taxes and sell enormous quantities of their product to the poor at a cheap rate.   At least 28 people died and 60 others became ill from drinking tainted liquor in the western Indian state of Gujarat earlier this year. Gujarat is another Indian state where the manufacturing, sale and consumption of liquor are prohibited.

In 2020, at least 120 people died after drinking tainted liquor in India's northern Punjab state.

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Punjab Police Raid Another Spurious Liquor Module; Arrest 2, Trace Regular Buyers

Punjab Police Raid Another Spurious Liquor Module; Arrest 2, Trace Regular Buyers

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Chandigarh: The Punjab Police on Saturday raided another spurious liquor unit and arrested two from Majitha. The accused have been identified as Gurwinder Singh and Lovepreet Singh. ALSO READ | Uttar Pradesh Records Highest One-Day Jump In Covid Cases, Tally Crosses 1.8 Lakh Mark; CM To Review Pandemic

“Gurwinder Singh and Lovepreet Singh were following a Pandori Gola kind of…

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“Sheer Murder, Won’t Spare Killers”: Punjab Chief Minister On Toxic Liquor Deaths Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said "killers" won't be spared after 111 people died due to toxic liquor…

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“Sheer Murder, Won’t Spare Killers”: Punjab Chief Minister On Toxic Liquor Deaths Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said "killers" won't be spared after 111 people died due to toxic liquor…

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Large Quantities of Illicit Liquor Recovered in Tarn Taran, Firozpur and Fazilka - Punjab: Major action of Excise and Police Department in three districts, 1.33 lakh liters of illicit liquor seized

Large Quantities of Illicit Liquor Recovered in Tarn Taran, Firozpur and Fazilka – Punjab: Major action of Excise and Police Department in three districts, 1.33 lakh liters of illicit liquor seized

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News Desk, Amar Ujala, Chandigarh Updated Mon, 10 Aug 2020 09:44 PM IST

Major action against illegal liquor in three districts.

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Accelerating the action against illegal liquor in Punjab, the joint teams of the Excise and Police Department…

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Breaking News And Covid19 Live Updates 10 August 2020 - Breaking News: पंजाब में अवैध शराब के कारोबार का हुआ भंडाफोड़, 27600 लीटर स्पिरिट बरामद

Breaking News And Covid19 Live Updates 10 August 2020 – Breaking News: पंजाब में अवैध शराब के कारोबार का हुआ भंडाफोड़, 27600 लीटर स्पिरिट बरामद

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Charge Those Involved In Hooch Tragedy For Murder: Amarinder Singh "Finish off this business, clean up the border areas," Amarinder Singh to police. Chandigarh: 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.

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“Mind Your Business”: Amarinder Singh To Arvind Kejriwal On Hooch Deaths Don't you have any shame, Amarinder Singh said in a statement to Arvind Kejriwal. (FILE) Chandigarh: …

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“Mind Your Business”: Amarinder Singh To Arvind Kejriwal On Hooch Deaths Don't you have any shame, Amarinder Singh said in a statement to Arvind Kejriwal. (FILE) Chandigarh: …

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Punjab Spurious Liquor Tragedy: 86 Dead, 25 Arrested, Rs 2-Lakh Ex-Gratia For Victims | 10 Points

Punjab Spurious Liquor Tragedy: 86 Dead, 25 Arrested, Rs 2-Lakh Ex-Gratia For Victims | 10 Points

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Chandigarh: As many as 86 people have reportedly died so far in the Punjab spurious liquor tragedy following which the state government has called for strict against against those responsible for the incident. Several senior officials in the state have been suspended, while many people in connection with the incident have been arrested by the authorities. ALSO READ | Nepal Provokes…

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Charge Those Directly Involved In Hooch Tragedy For Murder: Amarinder Singh To Top Cop "Finish off this business, clean up the border areas," Amarinder Singh to police. Chandigarh: 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.

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One more dies due to spurious liquor in Punjab; death toll 105

One more dies due to spurious liquor in Punjab; death toll 105

The death toll in the Punjab spurious liquor tragedy rose to 105 with one more person reported dead in Gurdaspur’s Batala, officials said on Monday.

“The death toll in Batala has now reached 13 with one more person dying on Sunday,” Gurdaspur Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Ishfaq said.

The maximum 80 deaths have been reported from Tarn Taran district, followed by 13 in Gurdaspur’s Batala and 12…

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Death toll in Punjab hooch tragedy mounts to 70 | Amritsar News SPS Parmar, Inspector General of Police (IG), border range. (Photo: ANI) AMRITSAR: The toll in the hooch tragedy in Punjab mounted to 70 on Saturday, with maximum 47 deaths reported from Tarn Taran district.

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Death of a Family's Only Earner from Poisonous Liquor in Punjab's Batala

Death of a Family’s Only Earner from Poisonous Liquor in Punjab’s Batala

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Samvad News Agency, Batala (Punjab) Updated Mon, 03 Aug 2020 09:32 AM IST

Sheila Rani, the mother of the deceased Bhupinder Kumar, narrated her grief. – Photo: Dialog News Agency

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Among those who died of poisonous liquor in Batala is a…

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पंजाब में जहरीली शराब से मरने वालों की संख्या 86 हुई, CM अमरिंदर सिंह का आबकारी-पुलिस अधिकारियों पर एक्शन

पंजाब में जहरीली शराब से मरने वालों की संख्या 86 हुई, CM अमरिंदर सिंह का आबकारी-पुलिस अधिकारियों पर एक्शन

किसी भी लोक सेवक को मामले में संलिप्त पाया जाता है, तो कड़ी कार्रवाई : अमरिंदर सिंह (फाइल फोटो)

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पंजाब में जहरीली शराब त्रासदी (Punjab hooch tragedy) में मरने वालों की संख्या शनिवार को बढ़कर 86 हो गई. मुख्यमंत्री अमरिंदर सिंह(CM Amrinder Singh) ने इस मामले में सात आबकारी अधिकारियों और छह पुलिसकर्मियों को निलंबित कर दिया है. अधिकारियों ने यह जानकारी दी.  उन्होंने बताया कि सरकार ने…

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पंजाब में नकली शराब पीने से 21 की मौत, कैप्टन अमरिंदर ने दिए जांच के आदेश spurious liquor death punjab: पंजाब के अमतृसर, तरणतारण और गुरदासपुर में नकली शराब पीने से 21 लोगों की मौत हो गई है। मुख्यमंत्री कैप्टन अमरिंदर सिंह ने इस मामले में जांच के आदेश दिए हैं।