Kanpur Liquor Tragedy

The toll in the hooch tragedy rose to six on Tuesday with three more people dying at the Lala Lajpat Rai (LLR) hospital, said SSP Anant Dev Tiwari.

Two people died and as many were critical after they allegedly consumed spurious liquor at a marriage function in Bhitargaav village, the police said on Saturday.

The NHRC has sent a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government over the death of several persons from consumption of spurious liquor, reportedly, purchased from licensed shops in the state's Kanpur and Kanpur Dehat districts.

The toll in the hooch tragedy rose to six on Tuesday with three more people dying at the Lala Lajpat Rai (LLR) hospital, said SSP Anant Dev Tiwari.

Two people died and as many were critical after they allegedly consumed spurious liquor at a marriage function in Bhitargaav village, the police said on Saturday.

The NHRC has sent a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government over the death of several persons from consumption of spurious liquor, reportedly, purchased from licensed shops in the state's Kanpur and Kanpur Dehat districts.