Punjab hooch tragedy: Arvind Kejriwal demands CBI probe as toll rises to 86

CM Kejriwal claimed that none of the cases pertaining to illicit liquor in the last few months have been solved by the local police.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday demanded that the CBI probe the Punjab hooch tragedy which has claimed 86 lives so far.

Kejriwal, whose Aam Aadmi Party is in the Opposition in the state, claimed that noneof the cases pertaining to illicit liquor in the last few months have been solved by the local police.

"Saddened by the loss of lives in Punjab due to illicit liquor. State govt needs to immediately take necessary steps to curb such mafias," Kejriwal tweeted.

"The case should be handed over to CBI immediately as none of the illicit liquor cases from the last few months