West Champaran hooch tragedy: 16 arrested, police personnel face action
The Hindu
Family members of the victims have now given a statement to the police that the deceased had consumed spurious liquor.
As the death toll mounted to 12 in the , the local district administration swung into action on July 17 and arrested 16 people while suspending and shifting personnel at the Lauriya police stations. Family members of the victims have now given a statement to the police that the deceased had consumed local country-made liquor which lead to their deaths eventually. “16 people have been arrested while search operation to nab others is under way. Station House Officer (SHO) Rajeev Kumar and other personnel attached with the Lauriya police station have been shifted. The Officer-in-Charge K.P. Yadav and one ‘chowkidar’ [watchman] have been suspended,” said a press releases issued by West Champaran district administration.
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