{"id":42717,"date":"2024-08-27T13:48:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T13:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/27\/chikiti-hooch-tragedy-sample-sent-to-trace-presence-of-wild-root-n-f-times\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T13:48:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T13:48:24","slug":"chikiti-hooch-tragedy-sample-sent-to-trace-presence-of-wild-root-n-f-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/27\/chikiti-hooch-tragedy-sample-sent-to-trace-presence-of-wild-root-n-f-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Chikiti Hooch Tragedy: Sample Sent To Trace Presence of Wild Root &#8211; N.F Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Berhampur<\/strong>: About 20 to 25 people of Karbalua village were taken ill after consuming spurious liquor at Maundapur village in Chikiti block of Ganjam district on August 19.<\/p>\n<p>On August 21, two victims succumbed, while 14 people were under treatment at Berhampur at MKCG MCH.<\/p>\n<p>As per reports, three of them have been discharged after recovery while two are being treated in the ICU.<\/p>\n<p>So far police have arrested 10 accused persons including the mastermind of the illicit liquor trade and forwarded them to the court.<\/p>\n<p>The police investigated why this situation happened and the reason for it. Collecting a root from the forest and mixing it with wine is said to be good for breath and to cleanse the stomach. A<\/p>\n<p>During the investigation and interrogation of the accused persons, the police came to know that some wild roots were being added during the brewing of liquor to make it more intoxicant.<\/p>\n<p>Berhampur SP Sarthak Sarangi (DIG) informed that the police searched the house of the accused but found nothing. Besides, 17 excise cases have been filed after the Berhampur police intensified the probe.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the officers of Chikiti, Jarda and Digapahandi police stations have been instructed to crack down on illicit liquor, while about one thousand litres of spurious liquor is being destroyed every day.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"better-gallery-container\">\n<div id=\"gallery-1007522232\" class=\"better-gallery  better-gallery-img-full\" data-gallery-id=\"1007522232\">\n<p><h3 class=\"main-title\">Chikiti Hooch Tragedy Timeline I IN PICs<\/h3>\n<p>    <span class=\"prev\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-left\"\/> Prev<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"count\"><i class=\"current\">1<\/i> of <i class=\"total\">12<\/i><\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"next\">Next <i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"\/><\/span>&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<div class=\"fotorama\" data-nav=\"thumbs\" data-auto=\"false\" data-ratio=\"16\/7\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/pragativadi.com\/core\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240826-WA0709-e1724766178463.jpg\">\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n                            &#13;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"slide-title\">Accused Purna Chandra Sahoo (Aug 26)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/pragativadi.com\/core\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240824-WA0513-e1724521048963.jpg\">\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"322409\" src=\"https:\/\/pragativadi.com\/core\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240824-WA0513-e1724521048963.jpg\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"slide-title\">Accused Prabhakar\u00a0Sahu (Aug 24)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/pragativadi.com\/core\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BJP-Chikti-MLA-Manoranjan-Dyan-Samantaray-scaled.jpg\">\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"322414\" src=\"https:\/\/pragativadi.com\/core\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BJP-Chikti-MLA-Manoranjan-Dyan-Samantaray-scaled.jpg\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"slide-title\">BJP Chikti MLA Manoranjan Dyan Samantaray meets family of victims (Aug 24)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/pragativadi.com\/core\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240823-WA0552-e1724521075366.jpg\">\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"322408\" src=\"https:\/\/pragativadi.com\/core\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240823-WA0552-e1724521075366.jpg\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"slide-title\">Accused Jura Sahoo (Aug 23)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/pragativadi.com\/core\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240822-WA0395.jpg\">\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"322407\" src=\"https:\/\/pragativadi.com\/core\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240822-WA0395.jpg\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"slide-title\">BJD Fact Finding Team at Chikiti (Aug 22)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/pragativadi.com\/core\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240821-WA0612.jpg\">\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"322415\" src=\"https:\/\/pragativadi.com\/core\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240821-WA0612.jpg\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"slide-title\">BJD&#8217;s Chikiti MLA Candidate Chinmayananda Srirup Deb extends a helping hand to the families of victims. (Aug 21)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/pragativadi.com\/core\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_20240821_105002-scaled.jpg\">\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"322419\" src=\"https:\/\/pragativadi.com\/core\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_20240821_105002-scaled.jpg\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"slide-title\">Unrest at Jenapur Village (Aug 21)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/pragativadi.com\/core\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Jura-Behera.jpg\">\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"322410\" src=\"https:\/\/pragativadi.com\/core\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Jura-Behera.jpg\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"slide-title\">Deaceased Jura Behera (60)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/pragativadi.com\/core\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Loknath-Behera.jpg\">\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"322411\" src=\"https:\/\/pragativadi.com\/core\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Loknath-Behera.jpg\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"slide-title\">Deaceased Lokanath Behera (34)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/pragativadi.com\/core\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Unrest-at-Jenapur-Village-scaled.jpg\">\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"322412\" src=\"https:\/\/pragativadi.com\/core\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Unrest-at-Jenapur-Village-scaled.jpg\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"slide-title\">Unrest at Jenapur Village (Aug 21)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/pragativadi.com\/core\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240820-WA0441.jpg\">\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"322406\" src=\"https:\/\/pragativadi.com\/core\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240820-WA0441.jpg\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"slide-title\">Seven Persons Including Mastermind Arrested on August 20.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/pragativadi.com\/core\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240819-WA0679.jpg\">\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"322413\" src=\"https:\/\/pragativadi.com\/core\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240819-WA0679.jpg\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"slide-title\">Chikiti Hooch Tragedy Vicimts at Hospital (Aug 19)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Berhampur: About 20 to 25 people of Karbalua village were taken ill after consuming spurious liquor at Maundapur village in Chikiti block of Ganjam district on August 19. On August 21, two victims succumbed, while 14 people were under treatment at Berhampur at MKCG MCH. 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