Hooch Tragedy: 26 people dead in Saharanpur, Kushinagar

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered a probe into the spurious liquor case which has accounted for the lives of over twenty people in the state. The death toll over consuming spurious liquor in Saharanpur and Kushinagar district rose to twenty six with two more deaths on Friday, prompting authorities to take stringent action against ten officials. The Uttar Pradesh government has announced a compensation of ten lakhs to the family members of those who lost their lives.