CM Sarbananda Sonowal Orders Probe Over Alcohol Poisoning In Golaghat

GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal expressed concern over the death of people due to alcohol poisoning in Golaghat district and ordered an inquiry into the tragedy. Sonowal has instituted a one-man inquiry and asked Upper Assam Division Commissioner Julie Sarbananda Sonowal to inquire into the corollaries of events, leading to the death. The Chief Minister also asked Minister Topon Kumar Gogoi, MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa and MLA Mrinal Saikia to rush to the spot to assess and quell the situation arising out of the death of liquor poisoning. Meanwhile, the Department of Excise has suspected two officials of the Halimira area in connection with the hooch tragedy.

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