All the accused in the last month's Mumbai hooch tragedy in which 104 people were killed have been booked under IPC section 302 (murder) and the case will be tried in fast track court, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said today.


"We will request the High Court to try the case on fast track with day-to-day hearing," Fadnavis said. Replying to a discussion on the hooch tragedy in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly through a Calling Attention notice, Fadnavis said the prosecution will build a strong case in which capital punishment will be sought for the accused.


Nine police personnel and four excise officials in the Malwani area of Mumbai have been suspended for their alleged involvement in the case. Fadnavis said more than 80 per cent methanol was found in the spurious liquor seized from the accused. "This means that the spurious liquor owner was deliberately selling poison," he said, adding, search for some more accused was still on.