Special drive to be conducted after deaths due to poisonous liquor: Collector. Excise Commissioner directs SP and other officials, no negligence in any situation regarding the incident.

Following the deaths of over 20 people due to toxic liquor in Sagar, the Excise Department has now directed that the network involved in the production and transportation of illicit liquor be continuously monitored. All collectors have been asked to conduct regular checks, surprise raids, and take immediate action on suspicious activities in sensitive areas across their districts. In his instructions to all collectors, Excise Commissioner Deepak Saxena stated that the state...