This story is from April 2, 2021

Pratapgarh hooch tragedy toll reaches six, 2 more die

Pratapgarh hooch tragedy toll reaches six, 2 more die
Prayagraj: With two more deaths, the toll in the hooch tragedy at Katariya village in Pratapgarh mounted to six on Thursday.
So far, five persons, including main accused Dabbu Singh, have been apprehended. A joint team of the police and excise department have launched a hunt for three others, including a local liquor mafia and sitting pradhan.
According to the police, Dabbu was planning to contest the gram pradhan election from Katariya and had allegedly distributed spurious liquor to woo villagers on March 30.

IG (Prayagraj range) K P Singh told TOI, “Two more people, identified as Rampal (50) and Rammilan Kori (35), residents of Ratiyapur and Katariya villages, have died during treatment The condition of three others is said to be stable.”
He said, police have arrested five persons, including Dabbu, Kapil Singh, Babulal Kori, Ashok Kori and Ghamandu Singh, all natives of Raki village, in connection with the tragedy. Police have also decided to slap the stringent Gangster Act and National Security Act on the accused.
The IG said, four people died at Katariya village, while one each in Poore Girja Ahar Beehar and Ratiyapur villages.
The sudden deaths in the region has caught the local administration off guard and senior police officials, including ADG (Prayagraj zone) rushed to ground zero in Katria village on Wednesday morning to take stock of the situation. Three policemen, including an SHO, a sub-inspector and a constable, have been suspended for dereliction of duty.
The IG has also written to SP (Pratapgarh) Akash Tomar to conduct the deceased’s viscera test to find out the exact cause of death. Viscera of all the six persons had been preserved after the post-mortem examination.
He has also asked the SP to conduct viscera test of the four persons, who died after consuming spurious liquor in Sangramgarh village on March 14.
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