Survey conducted in 2018 revealed that 1.64 crore people in the state quit drinking, while another done in 2023 brought to light that 1.82 crore people have stopped consuming liquor, says CM
Thirteen people who were convicted in March 2021 in the 2016 Gopalganj hooch deaths case by a lower court were acquitted by the Patna High Court in July last year.
The death count in a suspected illicit liquor or hooch tragedy in Bihar's East Champaran district rose to 27 today with one more person losing his life after consuming the toxic liquor in Bihar's Motihari, police said.
Police have arrested seven persons so far. The authorities have suspended seven ‘chowkidars’ while five station in-charges have been served show-cause notices for “dereliction of duty”.