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The Aligarh hooch tragedy toll rose to 36 on Monday with authorities confirming 11 more deaths amid fears that it may rise further, even as the Uttar Pradesh government cracked the whip on UP Excise Commissioner P Guruprasad, and suspended two other senior officials.
UPDATED: June 1, 2021 17:11 IST The tubewell was illegally constructed on a plot of government land. (Photo: India Today/Samarth Srivastava) Taking action against an accused in the Aligarh hooch tragedy which has claimed as many as 36 lives, police officials demolished part of the alleged liquor mafia’s property on Tuesday. According to sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) of Koli, Ranjeet Singh, the accused Digambar had constructed a tubewell in Lodha village, on a plot of government land. As per the SDM’s order, a bulldozer was sent in to demolish the illegally constructed tubewell. The dist...
The toll in the Aligarh hooch tragedy climbed to 36 on Monday with 11 more deaths being confirmed by the district authorities amid apprehension that it may rise further.
A large number of vehicles owned by persons involved in the illicit liquor trade have also been seized. Police parties are checking roadside eateries to ensure that no illicit liquor is sold through such outlets.
Opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh on Monday alleged discrepancies in the official death toll in the Aligarh hooch tragedy.