CHANDIGARH: On the firing line of opposition the home minister Anil Vij on Sunday constituted the SIT (Special Investigation Team) formed to look into recent incidents of deaths on account of consumption of spurious liquor all across Haryana.
Notably more than 45 persons have died due to consumption of spurious liquor in Sonipat and Panipat districts. Though the police claimed to have made arrests in the cases but the government was on receiving end for the past few days.
The SIT will be headed by Shrikant Jadhav, ADGP Narcotics and will consist Y Puran Kumar, IG Ambala Range, Rajesh Duggal, SP Kurukshetr, Ganga Ram Punia, SP Karnal and Narender Bijania, SP Mewat.
The SIT will also enquire into the reasons and sources of such spurious liquor. Further it will be empowered to co-opt any such officer, IPS, HPS and seek assistance from them. The SIT will also look into all the complaints received in this regard and take measures to check illegal sale of liquor in the state The SIT shall submit its report in 15 days
Notably, during proceedings of recently concluded assembly session, the Congress MLAs Shamsher Singh Gogi, Surendera Pawar and Kuldeep Vats had launched the scathing attack on Vij while referring to the deaths due to hooch in Panipat and Sonipat districts. MLAs had even gone to the extent that that Vij has apparently lost his power under pressure from colleagues.