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A very painful and soul-shattering incident has come to light from Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand. In a village of Katkamdag police station area here, the poisonous gas released from the liquor being manufactured illegally inside the septic tank (safety tank) destroyed a happy family. A woman, her innocent son and brother-in-law died on the spot due to suffocation due to poisonous gas stored inside the tank. At the same time, the condition of another family member (the woman’s husband) remains very critical, who has been admitted to the local hospital in a critical condition.
‘Time cycle’ of illicit liquor: How did this tragic accident happen?
This whole heart-wrenching incident happened in Katkamdag block. jump village Is of. According to information received from police and local sources, the septic tank in this house was being used to illegally make Mahua liquor instead of human excreta and keep it hidden. The family had stored a large quantity of Mahua’s ‘Java’ (raw material for making liquor) inside the tank.
Due to unscientific and home-made rotting of Mahua inside the tank which was closed for a long time, highly poisonous gas (probably a deadly mixture of carbon monoxide and methane) was formed there. On Wednesday, when the family opened the tank to take out the liquor, they had no idea that death was waiting for them inside.
Three lives were lost one by one in the fight to save their loved ones.
Giving detailed information about the incident, the police said that this accident proved to be like a ‘death trap’ (well of death), where while trying to save one, the other lost his life:
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First Victim (Chameli Devi): First of all, Chameli Devi, the lady of the house, got down to take out Mahua liquor from inside the septic tank. As soon as she came down, within a few seconds she became unconscious due to the poisonous gas and fell there.
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Second victim (son): When Chameli Devi did not come out for a long time, the family members standing outside suspected something untoward. Seeing the mother unconscious, her son immediately got inside the tank, but the gas was so poisonous that he too became unconscious near the mother.
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Third victim (uncle/brother-in-law): Seeing both the mother and son suffering and unconscious inside, Chameli Devi’s brother-in-law (uncle of the children) also jumped into the tank to take both of them out. The poisonous gas did not give them a chance to recover and they also collapsed there.
Husband jumped after seeing his wife, son and brother dying; admitted to hospital
When Chameli Devi’s husband, standing outside the tank, saw his wife, his own son and brother dying in front of his eyes, he became completely distraught. Without thinking, he jumped into the tank to save all three. However, as soon as he fell down, his condition started deteriorating due to the effect of gas and he started becoming unconscious. It was fortunate that other villagers who reached the spot showed promptness and somehow pulled him out in time with the help of ropes. He has been admitted to the nearest hospital in a very serious and critical condition, where doctors are trying to save his life.
Police reached the spot, recovered huge quantity of illegal Mahua
As soon as the information about this horrific accident was received, there was panic in the police team of Katkadama police station. Station in-charge Saroj Kumar Singh along with the police force immediately reached the incident site in Kood village. The police, with the help of local people, very carefully took out the three bodies from the tank using safety equipment, took them into custody and sent them to Hazaribagh Sadar Hospital for post-mortem.
Police station in-charge Saroj Kumar Singh said that during the initial investigation and raid by the police, a huge quantity of illegal Mahua liquor and the equipment used to make it were recovered from the spot and around the septic tank. The police have registered a case and started their detailed legal investigation on all aspects of the case.
