1,300 Lives Misplaced Since Prohibition, Claims Tejashwi Yadav
3 min learnUp to date: Apr 4, 2026 07:39 AM IST
5 individuals have misplaced their lives in Bihar’s East Champaran district after allegedly consuming spurious nation liquor, officers advised information company PTI on Friday. The fatalities embrace one reported a day earlier. The Opposition has now focused the Nitish Kumar authorities, claiming 1,300 deaths as a result of poor implementation of prohibition within the state.
In response to District Justice of the Peace Saurabh Jorwal, 12 suspects have been arrested in reference to the incident in Turkauliya and Raghunathpur areas of Motihari. Police have registered a homicide case primarily based on complaints lodged by the victims’ households.
1 cop suspended
Authorities mentioned at the least 5 individuals stay hospitalised, whereas seven others have been discharged after receiving remedy.
“The demise toll has risen to 5. The our bodies have been despatched for autopsy examination, and the precise trigger will probably be clear solely after stories are acquired,” Jorwal was quoted as saying by PTI. He added that the SHO of Turkauliya police station has been suspended with fast impact.
Superintendent of Police Swarn Prabhat mentioned a Particular Investigation Workforce (SIT) has been shaped to probe the case, reported PTI. Preliminary findings point out that the primary sufferer had consumed suspected spurious liquor in Raghunathpur.
Police groups, together with the anti-liquor job power (ALTF), are conducting raids in Parsauni, Mushhari Tola, and Turkaulia. Prabhat additionally mentioned the provider has been recognized and will probably be arrested quickly. A high-level inquiry has additionally been ordered.
The incident has triggered political reactions in Bihar, the place prohibition has been in power since 2016.
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Tejashwi targets Nitish govt
RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav mentioned the deaths spotlight gaps within the implementation of the liquor ban. In a submit on X, the Chief of the Opposition claimed that over 1,300 individuals have died as a result of spurious liquor within the state since April 2016, including that the precise determine could possibly be larger and that a number of victims have additionally misplaced their eyesight.
This can be very unhappy that 4 individuals died, 6 individuals misplaced their eyesight and the situation of many individuals turned crucial as a result of toxic liquor in Motihari. This incident as soon as once more highlights the failure and severe flaws of the NDA authorities’s prohibition regulation.
Though this isn’t the primary time in any respect. Accessible…
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) April 3, 2026
He alleged that the prohibition regulation has become a “worthwhile enterprise” for some members of the ruling alliance, corrupt officers and liquor mafias working underneath safety. He additionally claimed that illicit liquor is being produced and bought overtly with alleged police involvement.
Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi mentioned that whereas the prohibition coverage is well-intentioned, its enforcement has been ineffective.
In the meantime, Jan Suraaj Celebration’s state president Manoj Bharti visited Turkauliya village, met bereaved households and interacted with these present process remedy. He held the state authorities accountable, alleging failure in imposing prohibition. He additionally identified that in 2023, 44 individuals had died in Motihari after consuming spurious liquor.
