<span style="color: #222222;">In Gujarat, the death toll in hooch tragedy has risen to 33. More than 45 are undergoing treatment in Bhavnagar and Ahmedabad hospitals.<br />''<br />''Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel held a high level meeting yesterday and instructed the police to take strong action against all the illegal sellers of narcotics substances in the state. Among the deceased, 24 are from Botad while 9 are from Ahmedabad district.<br />''Police said the culprit had mixed industrial solvent methyl alcohol with water and sold it as country liquor. As many as 8 accused have been detained so far. Police have registered three FIRs against &nbsp;14 people under charge of murder and other offences.<br />''Meanwhile, Gujarat government has set up a three member committee headed by IPS Subhash Trivedi to conduct detailed inquiry into the incident. The committee has been asked to submit its report to the government within three days.<br />''<br />''Education Minister Jitubhai Vaghani and Health Minister Rushikesh Patel yesterday visited Sir T hospital in Bhavnagar and assured the support from the government to the affected families.</span><br />
News On AIR | July 27, 2022 9:21 AM
Death toll in Gujarat hooch tragedy rises to 33