Loot in Anand, Surat suspected hooch tragedy death toll further up

Rs 48 lakh looted from Vidya Dairy employee in Anand

Anand:Unknown looters today looted cash worth around Rs 48 lakhs from the employee of a dairy in this central Gujarat district, police said.

3 criminals threw chilly powder in the eyes of an employee of the accounts department of Vidya Dairy while he was going to deposit the proceeds from sale of the last two days in a local bank. The incident took place near Borsad Chowkadi.

The looters snatched the bag containing cash worth around Rs 48 lakhs from him and fled in the auto-rickshaw in which they had come, police said adding that attempts to nab the culprits were on.

Surat Suspected Hooch- 2 more deaths, toll reaches 19, inquiry committee likely to submit report, 3 cops suspended

Surat: Two more affected people of the Surat suspected hooch incident died today taking the toll of the tragedy to 19 so far even as three policemen including an Inspector rank official were suspended in this connection late last night.

Meanwhile the three member inquiry committee led by ADGP V M Pargi, constituted to probe the unfortunate incident is likely to submit its report to the state government today.

On the other hand the bandh call by Congress in and around Vareli village, the center of the suspected hooch tragedy, today evoked wide response.

Two people including one Guddu Prasad (35), who was admitted in the civil hospital here on September 7 after consuming the spurious liquor, died today. With this the toll in the tragedy during over a week long period has reached 19.

Earlier the inquiry committee led by Mr Pargi had also visited Vareli last night while the range IG of Surat had suspended PI of Kakodara GIDC police station H K Bharwad, ASI Anil Tulsiram and Head Constable Jayanti Vazeer for dereliction of duty.

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