CBI registers FIRs to investigate Kallakurichi hooch tragedy

The CBI re-registered the FIRs of the TN CB-CID based on the Supreme Court's directions, which upheld the orders of the Madras High Court transferring the investigation to the CBI
Mass cremation of Kallakurichi hooch tragedy victims at Karunapuram, in Kallakurichi,
Mass cremation of Kallakurichi hooch tragedy victims at Karunapuram, in Kallakurichi, Photo | Sriram R, EPS
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CHENNAI: The Special Task Branch (STB) of the CBI, Chennai, on January 21, registered three FIRs to investigate the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu, in June last year, where at least 68 people died after consuming illicit liquor.

The CBI re-registered the FIRs of Tamil Nadu’s CB-CID based on the Supreme Court's directions on December 17, 2024, which upheld the orders of the Madras High Court on November 20, transferring the investigation to the CBI.

The key accused were identified by the Tamil Nadu police as K. Govindharaj (Kannukutti), his brother K. Thamodhiran, Govindharaj’s wife G. Vijaya from Karunapuram village in Kallakurichi district, M. Ramar from Madhavachery village, P. Chinnadurai, P. Josephraja, and M. Ravi from Sankarapuram taluk in the district.

The cases have been registered under IPC sections for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, poisoning a person, and the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act.

The Madras High Court's directive was based on petitions filed by AIADMK legal wing secretary I.S. Inbadurai, leader of the Lawyers Forum for Social Justice K. Balu, BJP’s A. Mohandass, former DMDK MLA B. Parthasarathy, and former MLA Dr. A. Sridharan.

“We see no reason to interfere with the very well-reasoned judgment of the Madras High Court,” the bench of the apex court later said.

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