Aligarh Hooch Tragedy

A hooch tragedy accused allegedly died at a jail in Aligarh, prompting authorities to order a judicial probe after her family members protested over the incident.

The Uttar Pradesh BJP unit on Monday expelled Rishi Sharma, the alleged kingpin in the hooch tragedy case, from the party and said he was not an active member.

Three more people who had consumed spurious liquor found dumped in a canal near Rohera village in Jawan area in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh have died, taking the count in the second hooch tragedy in the district to nine, officials said on Friday.

Thirteen more people, including the owner of a chemical factory, were arrested in Aligarh for their alleged involvement in illicit liquor trade as police continued raids in connection with a hooch tragedy, officials said on Tuesday.

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.

Twenty-five people have died after consuming toxic liquorin Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh since Friday morning and new cases have been reported from a block along the district's border with Haryana, officials said.

In yet another tragedy linked to spurious liquor in Uttar Pradesh, 22 people have died in the state's Aligarh district since Friday morning.

A hooch tragedy accused allegedly died at a jail in Aligarh, prompting authorities to order a judicial probe after her family members protested over the incident.

The Uttar Pradesh BJP unit on Monday expelled Rishi Sharma, the alleged kingpin in the hooch tragedy case, from the party and said he was not an active member.

Three more people who had consumed spurious liquor found dumped in a canal near Rohera village in Jawan area in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh have died, taking the count in the second hooch tragedy in the district to nine, officials said on Friday.

Thirteen more people, including the owner of a chemical factory, were arrested in Aligarh for their alleged involvement in illicit liquor trade as police continued raids in connection with a hooch tragedy, officials said on Tuesday.

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.

Twenty-five people have died after consuming toxic liquorin Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh since Friday morning and new cases have been reported from a block along the district's border with Haryana, officials said.

In yet another tragedy linked to spurious liquor in Uttar Pradesh, 22 people have died in the state's Aligarh district since Friday morning.