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The toll successful the Bihar hooch calamity roseate to six connected Saturday (March 4, 2026) aft 1 much idiosyncratic who had consumed spurious liquor successful East Champaran territory died, officials said.
The archetypal decease successful the incidental was reported connected Thursday (March 4, 2026).
At slightest 12 radical person been arrested successful transportation with the deaths successful Turkauliya and Raghunathpur areas of Motihari, District Magistrate Saurabh Jorwal said.
A lawsuit of execution has been registered connected the ground of complaints filed by the household members of the deceased, constabulary said.
They besides said that astatine slightest 4 radical were inactive hospitalised, portion 7 person been discharged aft treatment.
The territory magistrate told PTI, "The toll has mounted to six, and the bodies person been sent for post-mortem examination. The nonstop origin of the deaths tin lone beryllium known aft the reports arrive." Turkauliya constabulary presumption SHO has already been suspended for dereliction of duty. A peculiar probe squad (SIT) has been constituted to probe the incident.
Initial investigations suggested that the archetypal unfortunate had consumed illicit liquor successful Raghunathpur area, constabulary sources said.
"Police person identified the liquor supplier. A squad comprising the territory constabulary and the Anti-Liquor Task Force (ALTF) is conducting searches successful Parsauni, Mushhari Tola, and Turkaulia. A high-level enquiry has besides been ordered into the incident," the DM said connected Saturday.
The deaths person led to a governmental slugfest successful the state, wherever the merchantability and depletion of intoxicant has been banned since 2016.
