Raids are being conducted in 60 locations in Bihar's Gopalganj district and 19 people have been arrested so far in connection with the hooch tragedy in the district.
At least ten people died after they consumed spurious liquor in Bihar, officials said on Thursday. The incident was reported from the Gopalganj district, where seven others were taken seriously ill and were admitted to the hospital.
Updated Mar 06, 2021 | 19:00 IST
All the convicts including four women who have been sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment are members of extended family. 14 people were named in the FIR at Town Police station in Gopalganj, Bihar. The tragedy in Gopalganj had claimed the lives of 19 people and left two people permanently blind. | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The tragedy in Gopalganj had claimed the lives of 19 people and left two people permanently blind.
Four women from the same extended family have also been awarded rigorous life imprisonment
Patna: Nine persons of a family have been sentenced to death in connection with Khajurbanni hooch tragedy in Bihar s Gopalganj in 2016. The verdict was pronounced by a special excise court.