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Bihar Hooch Tragedy Claims Six Lives
Police said 12 suspects have been arrested and a special investigation team formed as authorities probe the suspected spurious liquor deaths.
- On Friday, April 3, 2026, the death toll in a suspected hooch tragedy in Motihari rose to five after victims allegedly consumed spurious liquor in Bihar's East Champaran district.
- Superintendent of Police Swarn Prabhat suspended Turkauliya Police Station's Station House Officer Umashankar Manjhi for negligence, while authorities arrested 12 suspects including key conspirators in Turkauliya and Raghunathpur.
- A Special Investigation Team was constituted to probe the incident, while six others remain hospitalized and seven people were discharged after initial treatment.
- Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav slammed the state government, claiming over 1,300 deaths since prohibition began and alleging the illegal liquor business flourishes under corrupt officials.
- Police teams and the anti-liquor task force are conducting raids in Parsauni and Mushhari Tola, recalling a 2023 incident in Motihari where 44 people died from spurious liquor.
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‘1,300 deaths since 2016’: Tejashwi targets Bihar govt as Motihari hooch deaths rise
Bihar hooch tragedy: Five people have died in Bihar's Motihari after drinking adulterated country liquor. Tejashwi Yadav has slammed the Nitish Kumar government for failure to stop such deaths over the last decade.
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