The main accused in the hooch tragedy in neighbouring Kushinagar district, which left nine people dead, has been arrested in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan, police said.
SP and BSP members trooped into the Well of the House, raising anti-government slogans.
The SIT has been constituted to make an in-depth enquiry into the tragedy that struck Saharanpur and Kushinagar districts in the state last week, said an official spokesperson.
In the crackdown following the deaths, a total of 9,269 litres of moonshine was seized in Uttar Pradesh and 1,066 litres in Uttarakhand.
Two people were arrested on Sunday in connection with the hooch tragedy that claimed over 70 lives in two adjoining districts in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh last week, police said.
According to latest figures released by officials on Sunday, the death toll in the tragedy has increased to 97 and over 200 people have been arrested so far in a police crackdown.
In a fortnight-long drive begun Friday, the UP authorities have so far registered 297 cases after raids, arresting 175 people.
The death toll in the hooch tragedy rose to at least 61 people dying of the spurious liquor they drank at a Haridwar village, officials said.
Most of the victims had consumed the liquor on Thursday evening at the `tehravin’, the 13th day of mourning after a relative’s death in Balupur village, near Roorkee.
The victim, Ravindra from Kushinagar district, died on Saturday morning at a hospital where he was being treated for the past two days
The victims had consumed the liquor Thursday evening at the `tehravin’ - the 13th day of mourning – to mark a death, officials said.
Meanwhile, Yogi Adityanath has also ordered strict action against the local excise officials and a crackdown on the people behind the manufacture and sale of illicit liquor.
On December 7, 2012, a total of 21 people died after consuming spurious liquor in Arrah's Anaith locality under Nawada police station area.
Four people have been detained so far, though the main accused Shyam Balak is still absconding, an official said.
Four persons had died after drinking spurious liquor last night at Danwar village of Rohtas district of Bihar, where a complete prohibition was clamped in April 2016.
"The deaths had taken place in Danwar village falling under the police station area late last night" DIG, Shahabad Range, Mohd Rehman said.
The decision to add the capital punishment provision was taken at a meeting of the state Cabinet chaired by the Chief Minister on Tuesday. According to news agency PTI, the government may soon issue an ordinance in this regard.
The toll in the suspected hooch tragedy at Vareli village in Surat rose to 15 on Saturday even as the Gujarat government formed a committee to probe the incident.
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