NHRC notices to the Government of Maharashtra and Mumbai Police Commissioner over hooch tragedy in Mumbai (24.6.2015)
PRESS RELEASE
New Delhi, Dated: 24th June, 2015
The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that several persons died among those, who had consumed illicit liquor on the 18th June, 2015 around Malad's Malwani locality in North Mumbai, Maharashtra. The next day on the 19th June, 2015, the death toll due to consumption of illicit liquor was reported to be 13, which continued to rise day by day. On the 23rd June, 2015, according to media reports, 102 persons had died.
The Commission has observed that the contents of the media reports, if true, raised a serious issue of violation of human rights of the victims. Accordingly, it has issued notices to the Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary, Excise Department, Government of Maharashtra and Mumbai Police Commissioner calling for factual reports into the incident within two weeks.
The Commission has asked the concerned authorities to furnish information in respect of ex-gratia relief, if any, paid to the next of kin of the deceased and to the victims admitted in hospitals.
According to media reports, most of the victims were aged between 18 to 45 years, who, after consuming illicit liquor had developed symptoms like nausea, irritation and headache and had to be rushed to the hospitals. The Mumbai Police Commissioner had handed over the investigation into the hooch tragedy to the Crime Branch - CID. The subsequent reports indicated that the Government of Maharashtra had also ordered a probe into the tragedy.
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New Delhi, Dated: 24th June, 2015
The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that several persons died among those, who had consumed illicit liquor on the 18th June, 2015 around Malad's Malwani locality in North Mumbai, Maharashtra. The next day on the 19th June, 2015, the death toll due to consumption of illicit liquor was reported to be 13, which continued to rise day by day. On the 23rd June, 2015, according to media reports, 102 persons had died.
The Commission has observed that the contents of the media reports, if true, raised a serious issue of violation of human rights of the victims. Accordingly, it has issued notices to the Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary, Excise Department, Government of Maharashtra and Mumbai Police Commissioner calling for factual reports into the incident within two weeks.
The Commission has asked the concerned authorities to furnish information in respect of ex-gratia relief, if any, paid to the next of kin of the deceased and to the victims admitted in hospitals.
According to media reports, most of the victims were aged between 18 to 45 years, who, after consuming illicit liquor had developed symptoms like nausea, irritation and headache and had to be rushed to the hospitals. The Mumbai Police Commissioner had handed over the investigation into the hooch tragedy to the Crime Branch - CID. The subsequent reports indicated that the Government of Maharashtra had also ordered a probe into the tragedy.
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