Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has announced Rs. 4 lakh compensation for the kin of people who died in the Champaran hooch tragedy, which has claimed 26 lives so far. However, the government will provide relief funds only to those families who are in favour of the alcohol ban in the state. The opposition has criticised Kumar's government for failing to control the spurious liquor problem. Bihar had banned the consumption of alcohol in 2016., India News, Times Now
Kantesh Kumar Mishra, the SP of East Champaran district said: "The officers of five police stations were suspected for their callous attitude. Hence, we have taken action against them and suspended them from immediate effect. We have also arrested 20 accused so far. The district police will not let anyone go scot free." Bihar Hooch Tragedy: Death Toll Rises to 31; Five SHOs Suspended in East Champaran, 20 Accused Arrested.
As the death toll in a suspected hooch tragedy in Bihar's East Champaran district rose to 22 on Sunday, the opposition BJP alleged that the incident was a "mass murder by the Nitish Kumar government".