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Hooch Tragedy: Death toll climbs to 86, bootleggers detained

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    Family members of a hooch tragedy victim mourn the death.

    The death toll in the hooch tragedy rose to 86 with another 38 persons falling victims in more areas in the City on Thursday as the police launched a crackdown arresting over 450 bootleggers and sealing scores of illicit liquor dens across Gujarat.

    Angry people took to streets damaging municipal buses and stoning police personnel as the Narendra Modi government faced intense criticism over one of the worst hooch tragedies in the state which is a dry state.

    The fatalities could go up further after the tragedy unfolded on Tuesday since some of those hospitalised after consuming the spurious brew are in a serious condition, police said.

    "The death toll due to consumption of spurious liquor has risen to 86," police control room officials said. Over 100 people are under treatment in various hospitals.

    People from different parts of the city like Odhav, Amraiwadi, Raipur, Rakhial and Raipur continued to be admitted to hospitals.

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    The mounting deaths sparked public anger as protests were held in different parts of the city and the state against the inaction of police and government on illegal liquor dens.

    Residents in Odhav area came out on streets, damaged municipal buses, pelted stone on police and burnt the effigies of Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Minister of State of Home Amit Shah.

    The police in a coordinated crackdown on illegal liquor dens across the state arrested more than 450 bootleggers. The hooch tragedy rocked the state Assembly for the second day today with the opposition Congress voicing strong protests.

    Hooch TragedyBy: Dr Raman | 15-Jul-2009 Reply | Forward Congress desperately looking for Modi's displacement. It failed to please masses by showcasing "post-Godhra riots". Now they are taking "Hooch tragedy" to blame Modi. However, they should remember that it happened several times (1977, 1980, 1988, 1989 and 1990) in the past when Congress government was ruling the state. I suspect that they might be the culprits behind this tragedy. Their attitude can be seen while they are ransacking government property.
    PLEASE ONE MINUTEBy: BABU | 12-Jul-2009 Reply | Forward THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DRINKING THE ALCOHOL SHOULD LEARN FROM THESE INCIDENTS AN IMPORTANT LESSON THAT, MAY BE THEY WILL BE THE VICTIMS NEXT DAY. SO CARE FUL . WHY YOU ARE DRINKING IT AND BECOME THE HATRED ONE BY THE SOCEITY AND FAMILY AND EVEN BY YOU WIFE AND CHILDRENS?
    HOOCH TRAGEDYBy: NIRANJAN | 11-Jul-2009 Reply | Forward SO, WE HAVE ARRESTED A FEW PEOPLE AND DESTROYED A FEW HOOCH DENS. SO WHAT? VERY SOON THERE WILL BE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF HOOCH. ALSO, ALL THE PEOPLE ARRESTED WILL SLOWLY GET BAIL AND WILL BE IN BUSINESS SOON. IT WILL BE THINGS BACK TO WHERE IT WAS TILL ANOTHER HOOCH TRAGEDY. NOTHING HAS CHANGED AND WILL EVER CHANGE.
    MsBy: Pallavi | 10-Jul-2009 Reply | Forward Why did they consume the liquor? Didn't they know its prohibited in the state? Why should the government now be solely blamed?
    hooch tragedy in ahamedabadBy: prem chandra | 10-Jul-2009 Reply | Forward make the state wet now. enough of gandhigiri. blame has to be owned by all prvious administrations including modi.
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