A major hooch tragedy has surfaced from Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district, where nine people have died after consuming liquor in the Banda tehsil area. The news triggered panic in the region as police launched an investigation into the deaths.
Grief in Baraj Village of Banda
According to police, the deaths occurred sometime between Saturday and Sunday. All those who died are said to be residents of Baraj village in Banda tehsil. As news of the nine deaths spread, panic gripped administrative officials as well. Sagar's Superintendent of Police, Anurag Sujania, reached the spot along with his subordinate staff to take stock of the situation. Police are now investigating exactly where and how the liquor reached the village.
A Recurring Pattern of Hooch Deaths Across India
The Sagar incident is not an isolated one, several similar tragedies have surfaced from different parts of the country in recent months. On August 18, 15 people died in Pune after consuming spurious liquor, following which Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered an investigation. Before that, on April 3, poisonous liquor claimed 5 lives in Motihari, Bihar, while 15 others remained in critical condition and several people lost their eyesight. In the Barh area of Patna, four young men died after a fish and liquor party, and doctors said poisonous drinks were the cause, sparking a major uproar. Meanwhile in Uttar Pradesh, around 1 lakh FIRs related to spurious liquor have been registered over the past one year, with 19,000 accused arrested.
Tejashwi Yadav's Attack on the Government
Over the hooch deaths in Bihar, leader Tejashwi Yadav attacked the government and demanded a high-level probe. He questioned why poor people keep losing their lives to poisonous liquor every time, and also raised the issue of Dalits and the extremely backward classes in this context.
