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4 convicted in Bengal hooch tragedy that left 170 dead

4 convicted in Bengal hooch tragedy that left 170 dead

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A court in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district convicted four people on Thursday in connection with a hooch tragedy that left around 170 people dead in 2011.

Additional district and sessions judge P S Chakraborty found Noor Islam Fakir alias Khora Badshah, the prime accused, and three others -- Dukhi Laskar, Khairul Laskar and Nazmul alias Kola Laskar -- guilty in the case.

The quantum of punishment would be pronounced on Friday. The court also acquitted six others for lack of evidence.

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In the worst hooch tragedy in the state, around 170 people died in December 2011 in Sangrampur in South 24 Parganas district after consuming toxic liquor.