[5] On the night of 15 August 2016, some people in Khajur Vani locality in Gopalganj town consumed country-made liquor (hooch) and began suffering from stomach pain and vomiting.
On Tuesday morning, they started complaining of stomach ache and nausea[7]The administration constituted a three-member committee to probe the deaths and suspended 25 policemen including the station house officer (SHO) for dereliction of their duties in strictly enforcing the liquor ban.
Nagina, his brother Lal Babu Choudhary, and six associates involved in the business of manufacturing illicit country made liquor were arrested on 20 August 2016.
[3] BJP legislature party leader and former deputy chief minister of Bihar, Sushil Kumar Modi said “Overall, 30 people, including the 13 in Gopalganj, have died due to consumption of spurious liquor.
[3] Another senior BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav said, "This government has completely failed in curbing the consumption of liquor, despite imposing tough laws.