Punjab: 38 die after drinking spurious liquor, 8 arrested
  • 4 years ago
As the death toll in the hooch tragedy in Punjab rose to 38, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh ordered a magisterial probe into the matter, while Punjab Police arrested seven more bootleggers from Amritsar, Batala and Tarn Taran districts in over 40 raids conducted by five teams led by senior officers. After at least 38 people died in three districts of Punjab allegedly after drinking spurious liquor.