The CB-CID has filed a petition before a local court in Kallakurichi on Friday, June 28, 2024, seeking custody of 11 of the total 21 accused persons arrested so far in connection with the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi district. The plea is likely to come up for hearing on Monday, July 1.
Meanwhile the death toll rose to 65. So far, 32 persons have died at the Government Kallakurichi Medical College and Hospital; 22 at the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital in Salem; four at the Government Villupuram Medical College and Hospital; and seven at JIPMER in Puducherry.
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Of the deaths, 59 have been men and six have been women.
A total of 20 persons are undergoing treatment at hospitals. As many as 144 persons, including 138 men, five women and one transperson have been discharged so far.
