Rights Body Notice To Bihar Government, Police Chief Over Liquor Tragedy
NDTV
The sale and consumption of alcohol was completely banned in Bihar in April 2016, though its "implementation has been patchy," the NHRC observed in a statement.
The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Bihar government and the state's police chief over the Saran liquor tragedy in which at least 30 people have died, officials said today.
The sale and consumption of alcohol was completely banned in Bihar in April 2016, though its "implementation has been patchy," the NHRC observed in a statement.
The Saran liquor tragedy toll rose to 30 on Friday, the biggest since Bihar went dry more than six years ago, and it continued to cast a shadow on the state legislature where BJP members disrupted proceedings in both Houses before staging a Raj Bhavan march.
However, unconfirmed reports claimed up to 50 people died by drinking illicitly brewed country liquor.
