Justice Gokuldas Commission report on 2024 Kallakurichi hooch tragedy tabled in T.N. Assembly; holds police, excise officials responsible
The Commission recommended that the government make arrangements to provide education, food and shelter to children orphaned by the death of their parents and offer them government jobs after they complete their education.
The Justice B. Gokuldas Commission of Inquiry released its report on the 2024 Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, implicating officials from the Prohibition and Excise Department, as well as local police and revenue officers. The report states that if the authorities responsible for monitoring the storage, transport, and sale of methanol had fulfilled their duties, the tragedy could have been prevented.
Police officers from various cadres in Kallakurichi, Sankarapuram, and Kachirapalayam were also held accountable. The Commission recommended taking appropriate action against officials who were in service immediately after the incident. Furthermore, the judge suggested providing education, food, and shelter to orphaned children and offering government jobs to them upon completing their education.
The Commission also proposed establishing new industries in Kallakurichi to create employment opportunities for the district's educated and skilled youth, and setting up a separate Prohibition Enforcement Wing for the Kalvarayan Hills, the primary source of illicit arrack. Additionally, the judge suggested upgrading the police station at Kariyalur.
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