Hooch tragedy toll rises to 72, 2 arrested

Roorkee/ Lucknow, Feb 10: Two people were arrested on Sunday in connection with the hooch tragedy that claimed 72 lives in two adjoining districts in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, the police said.

The death toll in Uttarakhand rose to 36 on Sunday, with 11 more people succumbing after consuming the spurious liquor in a village in Hardwar district.

AAccording to the police, the arrested father- son duo, Fakira and Sonu, told investigators that they had procured the spurious liquor from Uttar Pradesh and sold it in Balupur and its neighbouring villages in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar district.