The recent Bihar hooch tragedy claiming 25 lives has intensified scrutiny on the state's liquor ban enforcement as opposition leaders criticize its ineffectiveness, urging accountability from the government,

At least 25 people have died in Bihar's Saran and Siwan districts after consuming spurious liquor, with the death toll in the hooch tragedy likely to rise, officials said. Preliminary investigations revealed that methyl alcohol was mixed with industrial spirit,

Tejashwi Yadav, RJD leader, criticized Bihar's NDA government led by Nitish Kumar, calling it irresponsible after 25 deaths due to spurious liquor. Yadav claimed the liquor ban is ineffective on-ground and accused the government of hiding its mistakes while officials investigate the supply chain of industrial spirit.

In Bihar's Siwan and Saran districts, 27 people have died in a suspected spurious liquor case. The administration confirmed 20 deaths in Siwan and seven in Saran. Authorities have arrested 13 individuals,

Chief minister Nitish Kumar conducted a review of the two incidents and dispatched senior officials to conduct an intensive probe in the affected villages

In one of the biggest hooch tragedies in Bihar since the state went dry in 2016, at least 25 people have died after consuming spurious liquor in the adjoining districts of Siwan and Saran, a top offic

Mukul Kumar Gupta said that 38 persons were ill with most of them admitted to Sadar hospital for treatment. Gupta has also issued show cause notices to excise officials