Tamil Nadu Hooch Tragedy: Many of those victims had been from Karunapuram space.
Fifty 5 folks have died after consuming poisonous liquor in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi district, round 250 km from state capital Chennai. A minimum of 88 others, who reportedly consumed the poisonous liquor over the previous few days, have been hospitalised.
Many of those victims had been from Karunapuram space. Three minor youngsters have misplaced each their mother and father within the tragedy. The siblings at the moment are watching an unsure future. “I do not know care for them,” their grandmother stated.
A girl who misplaced her son stated, “He complained of extreme abdomen ache and problem to open his eyes. He stated he had consumed arrack. Initially, the hospital refused to confess him, saying he is drunk. The state authorities ought to shut down all liquor retailers.”
One other mom stated, “My son suffered excruciating abdomen ache. He may neither see nor hear. This should not occur to anybody. Cease promoting liquor.”
Police have arrested 4 suspected bootleggers and detained 10 others. Confirming that these deaths had been induced as a consequence of consumption of poisonous liquor, a senior police officer advised NDTV, “We’re investigating what precisely they consumed.”
The state authorities has suspended district police chief Samay Singh Meena and appointed Rajat Chaturvedi in his place. Collector Sravan Kumar Jatavath has been changed by MS Prasanth.
A Deputy Superintendent of Police-rank officer of prohibition enforcement wing, three inspectors and as many sub-inspectors had been additionally suspended. The state authorities additionally transferred the probe into the poisonous liquor tragedy to CB-CID.
Chief Minister MK Stalin stated in a submit on X that he’s shocked and pained in regards to the lack of lives. “The accused have been arrested. Motion has been taken in opposition to officers who failed to stop this. We are going to crack down with an iron hand. If public complain about such perpetrators, motion could be taken.”
The Chief Minister has introduced an inquiry by Justice (retd) B Gokuldas, a retired choose of Madras Excessive Court docket. A compensation of Rs 10 lakh will likely be offered to the households of every of the victims.
Mr Stalin had ordered the arrest of unlawful liquor brewers, methanol vendor and destruction of methanol.
This tragedy is being seen as an enormous failure by intelligence businesses and the prohibition enforcement wing. Final yr, too, 22 folks died in Tamil Nadu after consuming methanol.
The Madras Excessive Court docket yesterday pulled up the state authorities over the hooch tragedy, which has claimed 55 lives. How did you let it occur,” the court docket stated citing final yr’s tragedy.
AIADMK chief and Chief of Opposition within the Meeting Edappadi Ok Palaniswami slammed the ruling DMK for and stated the state authorities did not curb the poisonous liquor drawback even after he identified. “I urge Chief Minister M Ok Stalin to take stringent motion to curb poisonous liquor as an alternative of phrase play like final time, once they referred to as it methanol and never poisonous liquor.”
State BJP chief Ok Annamalai stated DMK had not “learnt its lesson” after 22 deaths as a consequence of consumption of poisonous liquor final yr.
