With 15 more deaths reported early Saturday, the toll rose to 37 in the illicit liquor tragedy in Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh district, making it one of the worst hooch tragedies in the State, police said. Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav suspended 10 people, including the district excise inspector Om Prakash Singh. The State Government also ordered a magisterial probe into the incident.
Vishvanath Yadav, the SHO of Mubarakpur, where the incidents took place, was suspended along with beat sub-inspector Rajdev Yadav, constables Pradeep Kumar Yadav, Ramesh Chandra Upadhyaya, Parmanand Yadav and Banke lal.