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Alcohol With Methanol Used To Make Toxic Liquor That Killed 20: Punjab Cops
Alcohol containing methanol content was used for making spurious liquor which left 20 people dead in Punjab's Sangrur district, police said on Saturday.
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Toxic Liquor Deaths In Punjab's Sangrur Rises To 20, Special Probe Ordered
The death count due to the suspected consumption of spurious liquor in Punjab's Sangrur district has climbed to twenty, with six more persons succumbing, officials said today.
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8 Die After Drinking Toxic Liquor In Punjab, 12 Hospitalised
As many as 8 people died and 12 others are currently undergoing treatment in the hospital after allegedly consuming spurious liquor and arrested four for selling illicit liquor in Punjab's Sangrur, officials said on Thursday.
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Punjab To Introduce Death Penalty For Fatality Due To Illicit Liquor
The Punjab government on Monday decided to amend its excise act, introducing the death penalty in cases where people die after consuming illicit liquor.
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Punjab Police Launches Action Against Alleged Liquor Modules
The Punjab police Thursday launched action against several illicit liquor mafia modules as part of a statewide crackdown following over 100 deaths in a recent hooch tragedy.
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Charge Those Directly Involved In Hooch Tragedy For Murder: Amarinder Singh To Top Cop
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday directed the state police chief to charge those directly involved in the hooch tragedy that has claimed 113 lives, for murder.
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Man Who Sold Methanol That Led To 111 Alcohol Deaths In Punjab Arrested
In a major breakthrough in the case of toxic liquor deaths in Punjab, the state Police has arrested a Ludhiana-based paint store owner, allegedly responsible for triggering the chain of events that ultimately resulted in the death of 111 persons across three districts.
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"Sheer Murder, Won't Spare Killers": Punjab Chief Minister On Toxic Liquor Deaths
Under fire from the opposition over the spurious liquor tragedy that has claimed over 110 lives, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today said no one will be spared if found complicit in the hooch deaths.
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In Punjab, 2 Congress MPs Attack Own Government Over Liquor Deaths
Two senior Congress leaders of Punjab -- Pratap Singh Bajwa and Shamsher Singh Dullo -- have written to the Governor accusing their own government of being hand-in-glove with the state's liquor mafia. The letter is a sharp reflection of the infighting within the Congress in one of the few states it currently rules.
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Six More Die In Punjab From Toxic Liquor; Death Count Rises To 110
The deaths in the Punjab hooch tragedy rose to 110 with six more people reported dead after drinking toxic liquor, officials said on Monday.
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Survivors Of Punjab Hooch Tragedy Troubled By Low Vision, Uneasiness
I have not been able to see properly ever since I drank spurious liquor, says Tilak Raj, one of the survivors of the Punjab hooch tragedy that has killed 98 till Sunday.
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Death Count Rises To 104 In Punjab Hooch Tragedy
The number of deaths in the Punjab hooch tragedy rose to 104 on Sunday with 18 more people reported dead after drinking toxic liquor, an official said.
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"Mind Your Business": Amarinder Singh To Arvind Kejriwal On Hooch Deaths
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday hit back at Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal for the demand of a CBI probe into the state's hooch tragedy, saying the AAP leader should "mind his own business".
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Arvind Kejriwal Calls For CBI Probe Into Punjab's Toxic Liquor Deaths
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal -- whose Aam Aadmi Party is part of the opposition in Congress-ruled Punjab -- has demanded a CBI investigation into the hooch tragedy in the state which has claimed 86 lives. "The case should be handed over to CBI immediately as none of the illicit liquor cases from the last few months have been solved by local...
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Why state security for Ponty Chadha, brother? Delhi Police to ask Home Ministry, say sources
The Delhi Police, investigating the shootout that resulted in the death of controversial liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother at a Delhi farmhouse on Saturday, will write to the Ministry of Home Affairs asking how the two brothers get security from Punjab Police within the jurisdiction of Delhi, sources have told NDTV. According to the law, on...
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Alcohol With Methanol Used To Make Toxic Liquor That Killed 20: Punjab Cops
Alcohol containing methanol content was used for making spurious liquor which left 20 people dead in Punjab's Sangrur district, police said on Saturday.
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Toxic Liquor Deaths In Punjab's Sangrur Rises To 20, Special Probe Ordered
The death count due to the suspected consumption of spurious liquor in Punjab's Sangrur district has climbed to twenty, with six more persons succumbing, officials said today.
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8 Die After Drinking Toxic Liquor In Punjab, 12 Hospitalised
As many as 8 people died and 12 others are currently undergoing treatment in the hospital after allegedly consuming spurious liquor and arrested four for selling illicit liquor in Punjab's Sangrur, officials said on Thursday.
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Punjab To Introduce Death Penalty For Fatality Due To Illicit Liquor
The Punjab government on Monday decided to amend its excise act, introducing the death penalty in cases where people die after consuming illicit liquor.
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Punjab Police Launches Action Against Alleged Liquor Modules
The Punjab police Thursday launched action against several illicit liquor mafia modules as part of a statewide crackdown following over 100 deaths in a recent hooch tragedy.
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Charge Those Directly Involved In Hooch Tragedy For Murder: Amarinder Singh To Top Cop
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday directed the state police chief to charge those directly involved in the hooch tragedy that has claimed 113 lives, for murder.
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Man Who Sold Methanol That Led To 111 Alcohol Deaths In Punjab Arrested
In a major breakthrough in the case of toxic liquor deaths in Punjab, the state Police has arrested a Ludhiana-based paint store owner, allegedly responsible for triggering the chain of events that ultimately resulted in the death of 111 persons across three districts.
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"Sheer Murder, Won't Spare Killers": Punjab Chief Minister On Toxic Liquor Deaths
Under fire from the opposition over the spurious liquor tragedy that has claimed over 110 lives, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today said no one will be spared if found complicit in the hooch deaths.
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In Punjab, 2 Congress MPs Attack Own Government Over Liquor Deaths
Two senior Congress leaders of Punjab -- Pratap Singh Bajwa and Shamsher Singh Dullo -- have written to the Governor accusing their own government of being hand-in-glove with the state's liquor mafia. The letter is a sharp reflection of the infighting within the Congress in one of the few states it currently rules.
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Six More Die In Punjab From Toxic Liquor; Death Count Rises To 110
The deaths in the Punjab hooch tragedy rose to 110 with six more people reported dead after drinking toxic liquor, officials said on Monday.
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Survivors Of Punjab Hooch Tragedy Troubled By Low Vision, Uneasiness
I have not been able to see properly ever since I drank spurious liquor, says Tilak Raj, one of the survivors of the Punjab hooch tragedy that has killed 98 till Sunday.
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Death Count Rises To 104 In Punjab Hooch Tragedy
The number of deaths in the Punjab hooch tragedy rose to 104 on Sunday with 18 more people reported dead after drinking toxic liquor, an official said.
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"Mind Your Business": Amarinder Singh To Arvind Kejriwal On Hooch Deaths
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday hit back at Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal for the demand of a CBI probe into the state's hooch tragedy, saying the AAP leader should "mind his own business".
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Arvind Kejriwal Calls For CBI Probe Into Punjab's Toxic Liquor Deaths
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal -- whose Aam Aadmi Party is part of the opposition in Congress-ruled Punjab -- has demanded a CBI investigation into the hooch tragedy in the state which has claimed 86 lives. "The case should be handed over to CBI immediately as none of the illicit liquor cases from the last few months have been solved by local...
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Why state security for Ponty Chadha, brother? Delhi Police to ask Home Ministry, say sources
The Delhi Police, investigating the shootout that resulted in the death of controversial liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother at a Delhi farmhouse on Saturday, will write to the Ministry of Home Affairs asking how the two brothers get security from Punjab Police within the jurisdiction of Delhi, sources have told NDTV. According to the law, on...
