

Updated On: 29 April, 2024 03:24 PM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva Agashe
The Mumbai court also sentenced four persons in the Malwani hooch tragedy and the quantum of their sentence will be decided on May 6.

Family members performed last rites of hooch tragedy victims at the Malwani crematorium
A sessions court in Mumbai acquitted 10 alleged accused in the 2015 Malwani hooch tragedy case on Monday. Meanwhile, the court sentenced four persons and the quantum will be decided on May 6 the court said.
The 2015 Malwani Hooch tragedy killed at least 100 persons and permanently impaired 76. In June 2015, illegally made alcohol, known as "hooch" or "country spirits," killed over 100 people and left many more dangerously ill. The incident occurred in the Malwani district of Malad, a Mumbai suburb.