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Death toll in Chhapra Hooch tragedy rises to 50

16/12/2022 06:47 PM | Click to read full article

A rapid surge in the death toll of victims dying after drinking spurious liquor is seen after the incident took place on Wednesday. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday warned that if people drink spurious liquor, they will die. The Chief Minister's blunt comments came as his policy of prohibition came under attack from many quarters including from his former political strategist turned activist Prashant Kishor, who demanded scrapping of the prohibition law.

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