JORHAT/GUWAHATI: Death toll within the Assam hooch tragedy touched 154 on Monday, with 59 lives misplaced in Jorhat district and 95 dead in Golaghat. Another 319 sufferers - 247 in Jorhat and 72 in Golaghat -are nonetheless present process treatment at several hospitals in each the districts, with 15 of them in essential condition.
Golaghat joint director of health services, Ratul Bordoloi, said, "Starting from 6am on Monday, no death has been reported from the Golaghat Kushal Konwar Civil Hospital. However, 72 patients are undergoing treatment at the hospital."
Police and excise division officials have intensified their operation towards illicit liquor retailers across Jorhat and Golaghat. At least 16 other folks - 8 in Jorhat and Golaghat district every - have been arrested on Monday for selling illicit, countrymade liquor. A complete of 43 other folks - 16 in Jorhat and 27 in Golaghat - had been arrested across each the districts until now and they all had been despatched to judicial custody, police said. Jorhat superintendent of police Vaibhav Nimbalkar Chandrakant said, "At least 24,100 litres of illicit liquor was destroyed in Jorhat on Monday."
Tragedy creates uproar in meeting
Golaghat further superintendent of police Dhruba Borah said, "We have arrested 27 persons till now and our investigation is still going on."
With the dying toll on the upward push, panic has set in among the other folks, with lots of them visiting outpatient departments (OPD) of different hospitals for a routine checkup. Jorhat deputy commissioner Roshni Aparanji Korati said, "Since Friday, over 3,000 patients have been examined at outpatient departments of different hospitals across Jorhat."
The hooch tragedy led to an uproar within the Assam meeting on Monday, with the Opposition demanding suspension of the Question Hour to discuss the problem. After disallowing the adjournment understand to begin with, speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami later extended the Question Hour and the House mentioned the incident at period during which the individuals resolved to place up a united combat towards illicit liquor industry and sought exemplary punishment for the ones answerable for the tragedy.
Golaghat joint director of health services, Ratul Bordoloi, said, "Starting from 6am on Monday, no death has been reported from the Golaghat Kushal Konwar Civil Hospital. However, 72 patients are undergoing treatment at the hospital."
Police and excise division officials have intensified their operation towards illicit liquor retailers across Jorhat and Golaghat. At least 16 other folks - 8 in Jorhat and Golaghat district every - have been arrested on Monday for selling illicit, countrymade liquor. A complete of 43 other folks - 16 in Jorhat and 27 in Golaghat - had been arrested across each the districts until now and they all had been despatched to judicial custody, police said. Jorhat superintendent of police Vaibhav Nimbalkar Chandrakant said, "At least 24,100 litres of illicit liquor was destroyed in Jorhat on Monday."
Tragedy creates uproar in meeting
Golaghat further superintendent of police Dhruba Borah said, "We have arrested 27 persons till now and our investigation is still going on."
With the dying toll on the upward push, panic has set in among the other folks, with lots of them visiting outpatient departments (OPD) of different hospitals for a routine checkup. Jorhat deputy commissioner Roshni Aparanji Korati said, "Since Friday, over 3,000 patients have been examined at outpatient departments of different hospitals across Jorhat."
The hooch tragedy led to an uproar within the Assam meeting on Monday, with the Opposition demanding suspension of the Question Hour to discuss the problem. After disallowing the adjournment understand to begin with, speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami later extended the Question Hour and the House mentioned the incident at period during which the individuals resolved to place up a united combat towards illicit liquor industry and sought exemplary punishment for the ones answerable for the tragedy.
Assam hooch toll touches 154, protests erupt across state
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