Mumbai hooch toll rises to 64

The death toll in the hooch tragedy at Laxmi Nagar slum here has climbed to 64 while 31 victims continue to be in critical condition.
This is the second biggest hooch tragedy in over a decade. 87 people had died after consuming spurious liquor in suburban Vikhroli in 2004.
Police said they have taken into custody two more persons identified as Fransis Thomas Demalo (46) and Salim Mahboob Shaikh (39), both residents of nearby area where spurious liquor was sold taking the total number of arrests to five.
Earlier, police had arrested three persons in this connection -- Raju Hanmanta Pascar (50), Donald Robert Patel (47) and Gautam Harte (30) who were produced before a local court which remanded them in police custody till June 26.

The incident occurred at Laxmi Nagar slum near Gamdevi Jurassic park in suburban Malad on Wednesday night and the victims started showing symptoms soon after.
Meanwhile, eight personnel attached to Malwani police station including senior police inspector were suspended in connection with the incident.
The suspended cops were identified as senior police inspector Prakah Patil, assistant police inspector Jagdish Panhale, sub-inspectors Shankar Gharge and Manisha Shirsat, Head Constables Rammilan Singh, Arun Jadhav and Vilas Desai, and police Naik Sanjay Mane.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has already ordered an inquiry into the incident.