Liquor
is supposed to bring solace to the people after their day's
hard work but at times its consumption brings with it a trail
of death and devastation too as is being witnessed in the
southern state of Karnataka. The death toll due to consumption
of the illegal brew in different parts of Karnataka and in
some regions of Tamil Nadu has touched 156. The death drama
started three days back. The authorities are continuing with
their crackdown on bootlegging. In Bangalore city, six more
persons, admitted in hospital, died. The illicit brew has
claimed 115 lives in Karnataka--56 in Bangalore city, 32 in
Kolar and 27 in Bangalore rural. Eight police personnel, including
two sub-inspectors, have been placed under suspension in the
wake of the fresh incident at Malur. In Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri
district bordering Karnataka, the toll there mounted to 41
on Wednesday. Four police officials have been placed under
suspension there. Karnataka excise personnel, who continued
their search for illicit liquor, found a number of sachets
dumped in a well in Cox Town area in Bangalore. "Twenty
sachets have been taken out. Efforts are on to remove the
other sachets", Excise Commissioner Chikkamath said.
It is time for the Union and the State governments to frame
a stringent policy for manufacturing country liquor. In this
respect not much headway has been made even though a large
number of people have died after consuming spurious liquor
in different states.
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