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After at least 72 people died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Bihar’s Chhapra, five persons have been suspended.

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. As the Chhapra hooch tragedy sparked a row, Bihar Police on Monday said 206 police officials allegedly involved in illegal activities related to prohibition were dismissed in 2022. India News | 206 Police Officials Dismissed in 2022: Bihar DGP on Prohibition.

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Sushil Modi on Sunday claimed that the family members of the victims in the Chapra hooch tragedy are performing their last rites without post-mortem due to fear of the police.

The death toll in Bihar’s Chhapra hooch tragedy has mounted to 66. The incident was initially reported on Wednesday.

Amid fears of rising death toll in Chhapra hooch tragedy, BJP spokesperson and former Bihar MP Shanawaz Hussain on Saturday accused the state government of hiding the actual number of deaths.

The commission is concerned to know about where and what kind of medical treatment is being provided to the victims, it said in a statement.

Angry family members of the deceased obstructed the Siwan-Chapra Malmalia main road and undertook a protest.

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. All five deceased are residents of Brahsthan and Sondhani villages of Bhagwanpur Police Station area. India News | Bihar: After Chhapra Hooch Deaths, Now Spurious Liqour Kills 5 in Siwan, 1 in Begusarai.

The Chhapra case is only the latest in a series of hooch tragedies in Bihar under prohibition since 2016. Here's a look at some recent cases.

Atleast 5 persons perished in the state's neighbouring Siwan district after reportedly imbibing counterfeit whiskey.