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.
The toll in the Aligarh hooch tragedy climbed to 36 on Monday with 11 more deaths being confirmed by the district authorities amid apprehension that it may rise further.
A large number of vehicles owned by persons involved in the illicit liquor trade have also been seized. Police parties are checking roadside eateries to ensure that no illicit liquor is sold through such outlets.
The cases were limited to just the Lodha block of the district on the first day but have now spread to at least four more blocks. The district authorities have been sending teams to villages to urge people not to consume any liquor bought even a week back.
Twenty-five people have died after consuming toxic liquorin Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh since Friday morning and new cases have been reported from a block along the district's border with Haryana, officials said.