Lucknow/Etah: The death toll in the hooch tragedy today climbed to 33 and more than two dozen people were battling for life after consuming spurious liquor in Etah and Farrukhabad districts even as the authorities launched a crackdown on bootlegging arresting 1,621 people across Uttar Pradesh.
Twenty-nine people have died in Etah district and four in neighbouring Farrukhabad, officials said, adding 21 deaths had occurred till yesterday and eight more died overnight in Etah. Sub-divisional Magistrate of Kayamganj in Farukhabad Ajit Kumar said four persons have died in the district after consuming hooch.
Senior police officers in Lucknow said the main accused, Sripal Lodh, is among those arrested and 11 officials of the Excise Department and police have been suspended in connection with the tragedy.
Meanwhile, the condition of over two dozen people admitted to various hospitals in Etah and Saifai was stated to be serious.
As many as 36,121 liters of illicit liquor and seven vehicles were seized while 197 illegal liquor producing units were destroyed under the drive, police said.
Raids are being conducted within Aliganj police circle on the basis of information about location of the factories. Circle officer of Police (Aliganj) D S Garbyal said raids were conducted at 15 locations and four factories were unearthed.
BJP MPs Ram Shankar Katheria, Rajvir Singh, Devendra Singh, Mukesh Rajput, Ashok Doharey, MLA Jagan Prasad Garg and party General Secretary Pankaj Singh met the families of the victims in Aliganj town even as locals protested and accused the police of being hand-in-glove with the accused.
"There is no law and order in the state and criminal elements are having a field day," BJP alleged.
Twenty-nine people have died in Etah district and four in neighbouring Farrukhabad, officials said, adding 21 deaths had occurred till yesterday and eight more died overnight in Etah. Sub-divisional Magistrate of Kayamganj in Farukhabad Ajit Kumar said four persons have died in the district after consuming hooch.
Senior police officers in Lucknow said the main accused, Sripal Lodh, is among those arrested and 11 officials of the Excise Department and police have been suspended in connection with the tragedy.
Meanwhile, the condition of over two dozen people admitted to various hospitals in Etah and Saifai was stated to be serious.
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As many as 36,121 liters of illicit liquor and seven vehicles were seized while 197 illegal liquor producing units were destroyed under the drive, police said.
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Raids are being conducted within Aliganj police circle on the basis of information about location of the factories. Circle officer of Police (Aliganj) D S Garbyal said raids were conducted at 15 locations and four factories were unearthed.
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BJP MPs Ram Shankar Katheria, Rajvir Singh, Devendra Singh, Mukesh Rajput, Ashok Doharey, MLA Jagan Prasad Garg and party General Secretary Pankaj Singh met the families of the victims in Aliganj town even as locals protested and accused the police of being hand-in-glove with the accused.
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"There is no law and order in the state and criminal elements are having a field day," BJP alleged.
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