Assam hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 35

JORHAT: At least 35 other folks, together with 11 women died and greater than 50 others were scuffling with for their lives in hospitals after eating toxic nation liquor in last 16 hours in three districts of Assam.


The majority of the useless are tea lawn staff of Salmora tea lawn, about three km from Golaghat the town in Assam's Golaghat district. The others are from neighbouring Jorhat district.

The victims are below treatment at Jorhat Medical College Hospital (JMCH) and Golaghat Kushal Konwar Civil health facility.


Golaghat district excise division lodged a police grievance at Golaghat and 3 persons have been arrested in reference to the case.


"In the initial inquiry, it has been found that the people consumed methyl alcohol mixed liquor," stated officials. Chief minister Sarabananda Sonowal's has ordered an inquiry by means of higher Assam division commissioner.


The CM has instituted a one-man inquiry and asked higher Assam division commissioner Julie Sonowal to probe into the corollaries of events resulting in the demise of other folks. The modus operandi of the inquiry will learn about the cases and other related causative elements and get ready a file and submit the same to the federal government. He also asked minister Topon Kumar Gogoi, MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa and MLA Mrinal Saikia to rush to the spot to evaluate and quell the placement arising out of the demise of liquor poisoning.


The ongoing price range consultation of the Assam legislative assembly was once rocked by means of the tragedy this morning. The opposition Congress blamed the state excise division for its failure to check consumption of nation liquor in tea lawn areas.
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