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âA 15-yr-old cartel, 100% profits & a toxic batchâ â how the Aligarh hooch tragedy unfolded
Aligarh police have so far registered 17 FIRs, arrested 61 people, and seized more than 7,000 litres of liquor as part of their probe into 106 suspected hooch deaths.
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Aligarh: The men suspected to be behind the Aligarh hooch tragedy allegedly got into the alcohol crime business 15 years ago. They started out smuggling liquor from Haryana, much cheaper than in Uttar Pradesh, into many districts, including Aligarh, police sources told ThePrint.Â
But last year, a change in plans was allegedly forced when, in February, Haryana increased its excise duty on country liquor by 22 per cent. A Covid cess of Rs 5 per quarter followed, and this rendered the âcartelâsâ business model less profitable, sources in Aligarh police said.
Misuse Of Sedition Law: Prosecute Officials Responsible; Accountability A Must
For the last few years, Wangkhem has been in and out of jails, labeled as someone very dangerous for the nation by influential persons who have slapped him with sections of the draconian sedition law.
Ruben Banerjee 02 June 2021, Last Updated at 4:13 pm Representational image Ruben Banerjee 2021-06-02T13:16:00+05:30 Misuse Of Sedition Law: Prosecute Officials Responsible; Accountability A Must outlookindia.com 2021-06-02T16:13:06+05:30
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Spare a thought for Kishore Chandra Wangkhem, possibly the most powerful symbol of one who has suffered the most for the rampant and continuing misuse of our colonial-era sedition law.
The Aligarh hooch tragedy toll rose to 36 on Monday with authorities confirming 11 more deaths amid fears that it may rise further, even as the Uttar Pradesh government cracked the whip on UP Excise Commissioner P Guruprasad, and suspended two other senior officials.