Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Feb. 9 -- : Uttarakhand government has suspended 13 employees of Excise Department including the Excise Inspector of Roorkee region after 70 people lost their lives following the consumption of spurious liquor in the state and Uttar Pradesh.
A show cause notice has also been issued to the higher officials of the Enforcement Wing of Excise Department for dereliction of duty. A magisterial inquiry has already been initiated in the hooch tragedy.
As many as 46 people lost their lives in Saharanpur and 10 in Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh, and 14 in Roorkee in Uttarakhand died of consuming illicit liquor.
The authorities also claimed to have seized 965 bulk litre of illicit liquor in just one day (from 8 February to 9 F...