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The Hindu : LDF walkout over liquor tragedy (376 words) |
 | The toddy tapper used to lace it with poison to prevent theft and the police suspected the deceased of having consumed the poisoned toddy. |
| Five persons, including a woman and a child, were in hospital and the Puthunagaram police registered a case in connection with the mishap. |
| Although the spread of illicit liquor could not be checked, the police and the excise departments were taking all steps necessary to check the menace, he said. |
| The Hindu News Update Service (126 words) |
| Around 200 persons were listed as accused in six cases under two police stations in connection with the local people's stir against the alleged over-exploitation of water by the Cocoa-Cola plant at Plachimada. |
| The cases were registered in Chittoor and Puthunagaram police stations. |
| The Home Department's order to withdraw the cases had been served to Deputy Director (Prosecutions), Palakkad, the sources said. |
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