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Commission Blames Officials in Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy, Calls for Criminal Cases
✍️ The News Minute
🗓 11 Sep 2026, 09:49 AM
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The Gokuldas Commission report, presented in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, links the fatal methanol spill in Kallakurichi to unlicensed dealers and hospital staff negligence, urging criminal action against complicit officials.
The Gokuldas Commission report, presented in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, traced the deadly methanol spill that killed 12 people in Kallakurichi to a network of unlicensed chemical dealers based in Chennai.
Investigators found that the dealers supplied the toxic liquid to local vendors, who then sold it as illicit alcohol, leading to the tragedy.
The report also highlighted negligence at the local hospital, where staff reportedly turned away a teenager suffering from methanol poisoning, contributing to the loss of life.
Based on these findings, the commission urges criminal cases against officials who allegedly looked the other way and recommends stricter enforcement of licensing laws.
Investigators found that the dealers supplied the toxic liquid to local vendors, who then sold it as illicit alcohol, leading to the tragedy.
The report also highlighted negligence at the local hospital, where staff reportedly turned away a teenager suffering from methanol poisoning, contributing to the loss of life.
Based on these findings, the commission urges criminal cases against officials who allegedly looked the other way and recommends stricter enforcement of licensing laws.