15 labourers die after consuming spurious liquor in Amritsar

The investigation police officer advised the media that preliminary investigation indicated that “all took liquor from a single supply on Sunday night. A few of them died on Monday and locals cremated them with out informing the police. We acquired details about the deaths as a result of liquor late within the night (Monday) and initiated an investigation.”

A spokesperson for the federal government stated an investigation of your entire spurious liquor community is on.

In March 2024, as many as 24 folks had died in Sangrur as a result of spurious liquor. Earlier in 2020, greater than 100 folks died throughout Punjab in one of many deadliest illicit liquor tragedies.

Because the warfare in opposition to medication ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ to eradicate the drug menace from the state accomplished 72 days on Monday, Punjab Police registered 6,280 FIRs and arrested 10,444 drug smugglers.

Notably, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann had requested the Commissioners of Police, Deputy Commissioners and Senior Superintendent of Police to make Punjab a drug free state.

For the reason that launch of the ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ marketing campaign, Punjab Police beneath the instructions of director common of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav has been conducting totally different operations together with cordon and search operations, evening domination and raids at drug hotspots throughout the state.

Particular director common of police (Particular DGP) Regulation and Order, Arpit Shukla, who has been monitoring these operations, on Monday stated that police groups have recovered 398 kg heroin, 186 kg opium, 117 quintals poppy husk, 8 kg charas, 135 kg ganja, 2.5 kg ICE, 1.2 kg cocaine, 23.57 lakh intoxicant drugs/tablets and Rs 8.58 crore drug cash from their possession.