‘Hooch’ claims 5 lives in Bihar dists in 48 hours

PATNA: Five people died in separate incidents in Rohtas and Samastipur in another suspected hooch tragedy in dry Bihar in the last 48 hours, reports Faryal Rumi. Two people were undergoing treatment at hospitals after their condition deteriorated.
The incident comes soon after 12 hooch deaths in Saran recently. According to police, four deaths were reported from ward number 6 and 13 of Kochas area in Sasaram on Sunday and Monday. Three of them were brothers. The police sent two bodies for post-mortem while the other two were cremated by their family.
The victims were identified as Bhagwan Chauhan (60) and his brothers Rajaram Chauhan (56) and Dashrath Chauhan (52) of ward 6, and Babuan Chauhan (60) of ward 13 in Sasaram. According to the family, they developed abdominal pain and started vomiting on Sunday. The locals said Anjit Chauhan’s son, Babuan, died on Sunday.