Gopalganj hooch tragedy: 9 sentenced to capital punishment, 4 get life imprisonment
- A total of 21 people had died in the alcohol poisoning tragedy in Bihar's Gopalganj
- Four women have been sentenced to life imprisonment
- Last year, the ED had filed a charge sheet against a group of people linked with a liquor mafia
Nine convicts were sentenced to capital punishment for their involvement in the alcohol poisoning tragedy in Bihar’s Gopalganj, while four women were given life imprisonment terms on Friday, news agency ANI reported.
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A total of 21 people had died in the incident.
In October last year, the Enforcement Directorate had filed a charge sheet against a group of people linked with a liquor mafia, as well as confiscating assets worth Rs 1.32 crore belonging to the main accused – Sanjay Kumar Singh – his wife and a known associate.
The ED was probing the case, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, based on a Bihar police charge sheet filed in 2013.
Victims had allegedly consumed spurious alcohol manufactured and sold by the accused and his associates. A Bihar court had later sentenced 14 people, including Singh, to life imprisonment.
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Earlier, the ED found that the main accused used the income generated from the liquor racket to set up an unregistered firm – Bhojpur Wine Traders.
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