Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 57
BJP party cadres during a protest against the Kallakuichi hooch tragedy In Coimbatore.
| Photo Credit: M. Periasamy
The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi district rose to 57, with one more person losing his life on Sunday, June 23 night. Also read: Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Fermented with methanol and apathySo far, 32 persons have died at the Government Kallakurichi Medical College and Hospital; 18 at the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital in Salem; four at the Government Villupuram Medical College and Hospital; and three at the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer) in Puducherry. As many as 32 deaths were reported from Karunapuram, the epicentre of the tragedy followed by Kallakurichi, Madhavacheri and Se...