நீதிபதிகள் /சரமாரி கேள்வி,/ Justice Krishnakumar says this case is about the lives of people and therefore court wants to know what action was taken by police department to curb illicit arrack and how many cases were filed in State of Tamil Nadu in the last one year.[21/06, 11:08] sekarreporter1: Justice Kumaresh Babu says he had read a news report regarding illicit arrack being sold in Kallakurichi even before this tragedy. Says, even YouTubers had spoken about it. Wants to know whether those reports were swept under the carpet?[21/06, 11:09] sekarreporter1: He says NHRC had also issued a notice in this regard to TN Govt in May. It had called for a detailed report on steps taken to curb the sale of spurious liquor.

[21/06, 11:08] sekarreporter1: Justice Krishnakumar says this case is about the lives of people and therefore court wants to know what action was taken by police department to curb illicit arrack and how many cases were filed in State of Tamil Nadu in the last one year.
[21/06, 11:08] sekarreporter1: Justice Kumaresh Babu says he had read a news report regarding illicit arrack being sold in Kallakurichi even before this tragedy. Says, even YouTubers had spoken about it. Wants to know whether those reports were swept under the carpet?
[21/06, 11:09] sekarreporter1: He says NHRC had also issued a notice in this regard to TN Govt in May. It had called for a detailed report on steps taken to curb the sale of spurious liquor.
[21/06, 11:09] sekarreporter1: He says this is not the first time for the State machinery to have failed in preventing deaths due to spurious liquor.
[21/06, 11:10] sekarreporter1: Judges ask AG why these incidents are recurring & why officers were not prompt in taking action against sellers of illicit arrack.
[21/06, 11:10] sekarreporter1: AG says the biggest tragedy that happened in the State was when AIADMK was in power but the petitioner had made unnecessary statements in court. Justice Krishnakumar says the hooch tragedy cannot be taken lightly and asks him what action was taken by Govt to prevent it.
[21/06, 11:10] sekarreporter1: Justice Krishnakumar asks why Govt didn’t learn any lesson despite hooch deaths in the past. Asks what action was taken by the officials concerned
[21/06, 11:10] sekarreporter1: AG says 21 persons arrested and 8 detained under the Goondas and action was taken against 16 personnel since the last hooch tragedy in Villupuram dist that led to death of 14 persons. In the case of Chengalpattu, six arrested and five were detained under Goondas Act.
[21/06, 11:11] sekarreporter1: AG says the official figure of deaths in Kallakurichi hooch tragedy is 47 so far.