Ahmedabad hooch tragedy: Death toll mounts to 127

Ahmedabad, Jul 11 (PTI) With the death of fourteen more
persons, the toll in the India's western city of Ahmedabad
hooch tragedy has risen to 127 Saturday.

"So far, 104 people have died in the hospitals, while 23
bodies were found in different places in the city," a senior
official in Gujarat Home Department told PTI.

He said 229 people are under treatment at various
government hospitals.

According to him, treatment is provided round the clock
at the government hospitals where victims of spurious liquor
are admitted.

The victims had consumed spurious liquor spiked with
methyl alcohol and other industrial spirits on Monday night
and subsequently deaths started occurring in the areas like
Majur Gam, Odhav, Amraiwadi, Raipur and Rakhial.

Most of the victims, who consumed the tainted brew, were
poor slum dwellers looking for cheap means of intoxication,
said a senior doctor in the Civil Hospital.

Meanwhile, Opposition parties continued their agitation
on the issue. Today Congress' student wing NSUI and Youth
Congress gave bandh call to schools and colleges in
Gandhinagar, Mehsana and Junagagadh. PTI