Punjab hooch tragedy death toll rises to 20; SIT formed
The Hindu
Chandigarh: Death toll rises to 20 in Punjab's Sangrur due to spurious liquor, arrests made, investigations ongoing.
The death toll due to the suspected consumption of spurious liquor in Punjab's Sangrur district has climbed to twenty, with six more persons succumbing, officials on March 23 said.
Meanwhile, a four-member special investigation team (SIT), led by an additional director general of police (ADGP) rank officer, has been set up in connection with the incident.
Eleven people are undergoing treatment at Patiala's Rajindra Hospital and six at the Civil Hospital in Sangrur.
Sangrur Civil Surgeon Kirpal Singh on Saturday said that 20 people have died so far in the incident.
The officials said that the casualties have been reported from Gujran, Tibbi Ravidaspura and Dhandoli Khurd villages in Dirba and Sunam blocks.
The police have made six arrests in the case so far, they said.
The AAP Government has been under fire from the Opposition parties Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) over the Sangrur hooch tragedy.
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