The toll in the Barabanki hooch tragedy in Uttar Pradesh rose to 17 Wednesday, even as the main accused who ran the licensed liquor shop was arrested, officials said.
The incident had prompted Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to order a high-level probe into all the angles, including the possibility of a "political conspiracy".
In a statement issued here, the Barabanki police said, "So far 17 persons have died in the hooch tragedy."
KGMU trauma centre in-charge Sandeep Tiwari told PTI in Lucknow, "In all 47 patients were brought to the trauma centre. Ten of them have been admitted in the ICU and their condition is serious."
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