Hooch tragedy: Inquiry Committee in Amritsar on Aug 6

Phillaur, Jalandhar Divisional Commissioner Raj Kamal Chaudhary, who has been entrusted by Punjab Government to conduct a magisterial probe into the deaths occurred in the last few days due to consumption of spurious liquor in Amritsar, Tarn Taran districts and Batala, will hold the first meeting of the inquiry committee on August 6 in Amritsar. Mr Chaudhary said that the scope of the probe would be to ascertain all aspects of the tragedy, including the source of spurious liquor causing deaths, ingredients used in the preparation of and distribution of spurious liquor, the role of persons/agencies involved and fixation of responsibility and further recommendations to avert averting such incidents in the future. Mr Chaudhary, who is the Chairman of Inquiry Committee, also appealed to the people to share information with the government if they have any.

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