<p>After spurious liquor claimed the lives of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/liquor-deaths-stalin-announces-rs-10-lakh-to-family-of-deceased-1218710.html" target="_blank">12 people in two separate incidents in Tamil Nadu</a> over the weekend, the state's Director General of Police (DGP) C. Sylendrababu on Monday ordered a crackdown on dens selling illicit alcohol.</p>.<p>The DGP has directed the Villupuram district Superintendent of Police, Chengalpattu city police commissioner, and Prohibition and Enforcement Wing (PEW) officers to conduct raids in the spurious liquor dens.</p>.<p>The fatalities were reported from Villupuram and Chengalpattu.</p>.<p>Police are of the opinion that the victims would have consumed illicit liquor mixed with industrial spirit that include methanol.</p>.<p>In Villupuram, according to police, preliminary investigations revealed that the victims consumed hooch or local brew, while in Chengalpattu the people who died and were hospitalized had consumed diluted industrial spirit.</p>.<p>The police have arrested Amaran (27) for supplying spurious liquor in Villupuram district, while Ammavasai (40) was held for selling diluted industrial spirit to people in Chengalpattu.</p>.<p>Seven policemen were placed under suspension.</p>.<p>Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has already announced an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakhs to the families of the deceased, while Rs 50,000 for those who were hospitalized.</p>
<p>After spurious liquor claimed the lives of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/liquor-deaths-stalin-announces-rs-10-lakh-to-family-of-deceased-1218710.html" target="_blank">12 people in two separate incidents in Tamil Nadu</a> over the weekend, the state's Director General of Police (DGP) C. Sylendrababu on Monday ordered a crackdown on dens selling illicit alcohol.</p>.<p>The DGP has directed the Villupuram district Superintendent of Police, Chengalpattu city police commissioner, and Prohibition and Enforcement Wing (PEW) officers to conduct raids in the spurious liquor dens.</p>.<p>The fatalities were reported from Villupuram and Chengalpattu.</p>.<p>Police are of the opinion that the victims would have consumed illicit liquor mixed with industrial spirit that include methanol.</p>.<p>In Villupuram, according to police, preliminary investigations revealed that the victims consumed hooch or local brew, while in Chengalpattu the people who died and were hospitalized had consumed diluted industrial spirit.</p>.<p>The police have arrested Amaran (27) for supplying spurious liquor in Villupuram district, while Ammavasai (40) was held for selling diluted industrial spirit to people in Chengalpattu.</p>.<p>Seven policemen were placed under suspension.</p>.<p>Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has already announced an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakhs to the families of the deceased, while Rs 50,000 for those who were hospitalized.</p>