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The decease toll successful the suspected hooch calamity roseate to 4 connected Friday (April 3, 2026) aft 3 much persons died allegedly owed to depletion of spurious liquor successful adust Bihar’s East Champaran district, officials said.
At slightest six others are undergoing attraction astatine a authorities hospital, portion 7 radical person been discharged aft archetypal treatment, they said.
The incidental took spot astatine Turkauliya and Raghunathpur areas of Motihari connected Thursday (April 2, 2026).
East Champaran District Magistrate Saurabh Jorwal said, "The decease toll has present mounted to four. Bodies person been sent for post-mortem examination. The nonstop origin of decease tin lone beryllium known aft the report." He added that 12 people, including a colony chowkidar, person been arrested successful transportation with the incident, portion the SHO of Turkauliya constabulary presumption has been suspended with contiguous effect.
SP Swarn Prabhat said a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe the incident.
A execution lawsuit has been registered based connected a ailment filed by the household members of the deceased, constabulary said.
Initial investigations suggested that the archetypal unfortunate had consumed illicit liquor successful Raghunathpur area, constabulary sources said.
"Police person identified the liquor supplier, and helium volition soon beryllium nabbed. A squad of the territory constabulary and the Anti-Liquor Task Force (ALTF) are conducting searches successful Parsauni, Mushhari Tola and Turkaulia. A high-level enquiry has besides been ordered into the incident," Mr. Prabhat had said connected Thursday.
The Nitish Kumar-led Bihar authorities imposed a full prohibition connected the merchantability and depletion of intoxicant successful the authorities connected April 5, 2016.
