Patna: The Bihar government has suspended 25 police officials including Inspector of Town Police Station of Gopalganj District following the hooch tragedy, in which 18 people so far have died due to consumption of spurious liquor in the district.
The illegal liquor unit was running at Khajurwani village under the jurisdiction of Town Police Station where over dozens of people after consuming country made illicit liquor complained of nausea and stomach ache.
Director General of Police P.K. Thakur said that FIRs have been registered against 14 persons in two different cases. He said six persons have so far been arrested and a massive man-hunt is on to nab main culprits.
The district administration has constituted a medical board to investigate into the matter. The incident has caused embarrassment to Nitish Kumar-led grand secular alliance, which had imposed ban on sale, possession and consumption of liquor from April 5 this year.
The state government had also strengthened it excise intelligence bureau and introduced new laws for stricter enforcement of prohibition in Bihar.
“This government has completely failed in curbing the consumption of liquor, despite imposing tough laws. The incident proves that law is just a tool to harass innocents, while others are simply defying the law. The chief minister must take moral responsibility”, senior BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav said.
