Patna: In the main hard action on the liquor mafia, 98 people were arrested in the last 24 hours as two more died in Samastipur Hooch Tragedy since Saturday night, taking the sixth death toll on Sunday and overall in a separate incident in three districts.
Country, including Gopalganj and the East Champaran, since Diwali-Eve.
However, the official HOOCH victim was 33 when the authorities confirmed only 13 deaths in Gopalganj, instead of 21 reported, and 14 in the West Champaran, instead of 16 so far.
Overall, at least 181 people have been arrested since Wednesday when four people died in Mohammadpur Village in Gopalgaj after consuming fake liquor.
Ranjeet Kumar Singh and Dhananjay Sao from Hassanpur Village letter under the Patori police station in Samastipur died on Saturday night and Sunday, respectively.
This village is about 4 km from Rupuli Chaksia where liquor is bought.
Samastipur SP Manavjit Singh Dhillon told Ti by telephone on Sunday that Singh was undergoing treatment at a private hospital after consuming toxic drinks.
“His family member emigrated his body in a hurry.
The police reached his home on Sunday after getting information and family members admitted that Singh had fallen ill after consuming liquor,” Dhillon said.
SP said Sao had also consumed liquor with Singh and underwent home treatment.
When the police knew, he rushed to the Samastipur hospital, but was killed in treatment, he said.
Sao told the police before the death that he had bought two small bottles of IMLF from one Rahul Mahto on November 3 night.
“They have consumed two bottles and, later, fell ill,” he said.
He said the total 15 people, including three which were directly associated with Hooch’s death, was arrested in the last 24 hours.
Those who were arrested include a collection of smugglers of the wife of Abhilash Rai Kusum Devi (35), Yaduvash Rai, who was undergoing treatment, and Vicky Mahto.
“Mahto has bought a fake IMF bottle from one Bhagwan Ram, who is on the arrest.
Mahto also sells liquor to Singh and Sao.
More than 700 liters of IMFL and rustic liquid has been confiscated in Samastipur in the last 24 hours,” he said.
Gopalganj SP Anand Kumar said the police were arrested at all 51 people and won several hundred liters of illegal liquor in this district in the past 24 hours.
“A total of 81 people have been arrested in the last three days,” he said.
“Two liquor manufacturing plants with sealing and stamping equipment in Manjashagarh and one in the city area are broken.
Previously, one factory was broken in the river belt after Hooch’s death,” Anand said.
West Champaran DM Kundan Kumar said more than 100 people involved in manufacturing liquor and smuggling were arrested in the last three days.
“We also hold meetings with all shos and chowkidar to strengthen the system more to limit manufacturing forbidden fluids and smuggling in the district,” he added.