TN illicit liquor case: Death toll reaches 47; three accused sent to 15-day judicial custody

Chennai (Tamil Nadu): Tamil Nadu Director of Medical Education Sangumani on Friday said that 47 people have lost their lives after consuming illicit liquor in the Kallakurichi district of the State.

Meanwhile, the second day of the Tamil Nadu Assembly Session began in Chennai on Friday with a ruckus as AIADMK legislators sporting black clothes raised slogans inside the House over the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi.

The Speaker Appavu ordered the watch and ward staff, which performs security duties inside the Assembly, to evict AIADMK MLAs from the Assembly hall.

Visuals from outside the Assembly showed watch and ward staff escorting AIADMK members outside.

Earlier today, three accused in the Kallakurichi illicit liquor case were sent to 15 days of judicial custody and taken to Cudallore Central prison.

Kallakurichi police produced the accused before the district combined court. According to the police, the accused have been identified as Govindaraj, Damadoran and Vijaya.

The accused have been taken to Cuddalore Central Prison from Kallakurichi Combined District Court.

(ANI)