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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Bengal hooch toll climbs to 107

Spurious liquor claimed 50 more lives on Thursday morning in South 24 Parganas district, taking the death toll in one of the worst hooch tragedies in West Bengal to 107.

Another 50 people are battling for their lives in several hospitals including some in Kolkata after drinking the toxic brew, official sources said.

The deaths were reported from various hospitals since early morning, they said. Most of the dead were poor labourers, rickshaw-pullers and hawkers, who fell ill after consuming spurious liquor from several illegal joints on Wednesday.

Post-mortem of all the 107 bodies has been done and the bodies handed over to the families of the victims.

The state government on Wednesday announced a compensation of Rs two lakh each to the families of the deceased.

Death toll in Bengal hooch tragedy reaches 101

Kolkata: In one of the worst hooch tragedies in the recent times in West Bengal, 101 people have died after consuming illegal countrymade liquor in South 24 Parganas district.

According to police, four people have been arrested.

Another 50 people are battling for their lives in several hospitals including some in Kolkata after drinking the toxic brew, official sources said.

The deaths were reported from various hospitals since early morning, they said.

Most of the dead were poor labourers, rickshaw-pullers and hawkers, who fell ill after consuming spurious liquor from several illegal joints on Wednesday.

Post-mortem of all the 107 bodies has been done and the bodies handed over to the families of the victims. The state government on Wednesday announced a compensation of Rs two lakh each to the families of the deceased

Over a 100 others have been hospitalised. Many of the victims are labourers, rickshaw pullers and hawkers.

A medical team has been rushed to the area and the government has announced Rs 2 lakh as compensation for the family of each victim.

Meanwhile, angry locals vandalised a hooch manufacturing unit in protest.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she was in favour of taking strong action to stop sale of illegal liquor besides dealing with the problem socially.

"I want to take strong action against those manufacturing and selling illegal liquor," she said.

"But this is a social problem also and this has to be dealt with socially also along with action," she said in an interview to a Bengali news channel.

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Toxic alcohol batch kills 100 in India

RTE.ie - ‎5 minutes ago‎
A batch of toxic home-brewed liquor has killed more than 100 people in eastern India. A batch of home-brewed liquor possibly laced with a lethal dose of the highly toxic chemical methanol has killed more than 100 people in eastern India, say officials. ...

Illicit Liquor Kills Over 100 In West Bengal

Bernama - ‎15 minutes ago‎
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Aljazeera.com - ‎17 minutes ago‎
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NDTV - ‎18 minutes ago‎
Kolkata: Spurious liquor claimed 50 more lives this morning, taking the toll in the hooch tragedy at Mograhat in South 24 Parganas district to 107. Another 50 people are battling for their lives in several hospitals including some in Kolkata after ...

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Toxic home brew kills 102 in India
‎18 minutes ago‎ - ABC Online
Hooch tragedy toll rises to 81
‎3 hours ago‎ - The Hindu
Shock after shock: Hooch kills 62 in West Bengal
‎6 hours ago‎ - Times of India
Spurious liquor kills 23 in Bengal village
‎18 hours ago‎ - Times of India

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