The death of eight persons on 10 December in Gaya district after drinking illicit liquor has taken the total number of hooch deaths in Bihar to 28 in the month of December. Vinay Kumar, Senior Superintendent of Police, Gaya, said the police raided a godown of Mantu Yadav, the brother of RJD MLA from Belaganj Surendra Yadav, and seized a large quantity of hooch in pouches. The SSP said the hooch from the go-down was identical to that from which the deaths occurred. Spurious liquor in Bhojpur district had recently claimed 20 lives while 15 others were taken ill with two persons suffering visual impairment. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had said earlier that the state government has launched a crackdown on illegal liquor traders.
Rjd Mla Behind Illicit Liquor In Bihar
The death of eight persons on 10 December in Gaya district after drinking illicit liquor has taken the total number of hooch deaths in Bihar to 28 in the month of December. Vinay Kumar, Senior Superintendent of Police, Gaya,
