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Toll in hooch tragedy in AP rises to four
Hyderabad, Sept 17: The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Mahaboobnagar district of Andhra Pradesh has risen to four with three more people succumbing in hospital today, police said.
Hyderabad, Sept 17: The death toll in the hooch
tragedy in Mahaboobnagar district of Andhra Pradesh has risen
to four with three more people succumbing in hospital today,
police said.
Fifty-five persons were hospitalised after consuming
adulterated toddy at Khillaghanpur village in the district
last evening.
Four persons, including a woman, died while the condition
of all others, admitted to a government hospital at
Mahaboobnagar, was stable, district Suprintendent of Police R
K Meena told a news agency over phone.
The victims had developed complications soon after consuming spurious toddy in the village, about 120 kms from here, and were shifted to the district headquarter hospital in buses and private vehicles.
The panchayatraj minister N Janardhan Reddy, who hails from the district, had rushed to the hospital last night to monitor the situation.
The victims had developed complications soon after consuming spurious toddy in the village, about 120 kms from here, and were shifted to the district headquarter hospital in buses and private vehicles.
The panchayatraj minister N Janardhan Reddy, who hails from the district, had rushed to the hospital last night to monitor the situation.
Meanwhile, police have arrested toddy shop owners
Narasaiah Goud and Ramachandraiah Goud and booked cases
against them.
The state excise minister T Seetaram has ordered
suspension of local excise circle inspector and sub-inspector
for failing to prevent sale of spurious toddy.
The state government has announced an ex-gratia of Rs one
lakh each to the families of the hooch victims.
Bureau Report