Ahmedabad hooch tragedy: Death toll mounts to 122

Ahmedabad, Jul 11 (PTI) With the death of nine more
persons overnight, the toll in the India's western city of
Ahmedabad hooch tragedy has risen to 122.

"So far, 122 people have died, while 227 people have
been admitted to various hospitals in the city," police
officials said Saturday.

Deaths from spurious liquor from various parts of the
city have been reported from the last five days after the
first case came to light on Tuesday.

The Crime Branch, investigating the case, has found that
the spurious liquor was sourced from Mahemdabad town in
neighbouring Kheda district.

Police have identified one Vinod Chauhan alias Dagri as
the main supplier of the killer brew to the city.

Opposition Congress party has been raising the issue in
the ongoing session of the Assembly. The party has charged the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government with failure to
prevent the mounting deaths, and has demanded Minister of
State for Home Amit Shah's resignation.

The government has ordered a judicial inquiry into the
hooch tragedy in the state, where a prohibition policy is in
place. PTI PD