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Suspected Hooch Leaves Seven Dead in Dry Bihar
The New Indian Express Vellore
|January 20, 2025
SEVEN people died allegedly after drinking spurious liquor in dry Bihar's West Champaran district, prompting the administration to order an inquiry, a police officer said on Sunday.
The police came to know about the deaths on Sunday, though the first fatality occurred four days ago and the bodies of all seven were already cremated, the officer said.
This story is from the January 20, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Vellore.
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