[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]At least 114 people lost their lives after consuming toxic alcohols in two districts of Assam; Golaghat and Jorhat. It is being speculated that poisonous methyl alcohol was mixed in the liquor, police said.

According to news agency PTI, over 300 people are ill and have been admitted to Jorhat Medical College and Golaghat civil hospital. The state government has ordered two separate enquiries into the incident.

Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday ordered top officials to ensure “a complete ban on sale of illegal liquors” and take stern steps to arrest the accused. He also announced an ex-Gratia of 2 lakh for the dead and 50,000 to those undergoing treatment.

Sonowal visited the Jorhat Medical College hospital where several victims were undergoing treatment and enquired about their well being.

The police have detained 10 person so far in connection with the incident out of which three who had consumed the alcohol had to be hospitalized.

In a press statement, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said he has ordered a one-man inquiry by Upper Assam Division Commissioner Julie Sonowal. This committee will submit its report within 30 days.

“The modus operandi of the inquiry will study the circumstances and other related causative factors and prepare a report and submit the same to the government,” the statement from the CMO said.

Two officials from the excise Ministry have been suspended, while another four member team was formed to probe the case. Headed by Additional Commissioner of the excise department, Sanjib Medhi, the team has to submit its report within 3 days.

“The death toll and the number of people admitted is changing minute by minute,” Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was quoted as saying by PTI.

Sarma added that Director of Medical Education Anup Barman will supervise the patients’ treatment.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text](With PTI Inputs)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]