India, June 20 -- The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has launched an investigation into the hooch tragedy in Amritsar's Majitha sub-division, which claimed the lives of 27 people in May.

The NCSC has demanded an action taken report (ATR) from the Amritsar deputy commissioner and senior superintendent of police (SSP) within 15 days.

The investigation was initiated after a complaint was filed by Parmjit Singh Kainth, vice-president of the BJP Scheduled Caster (SC) Morcha, Punjab, who raised concerns that the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government was attempting to cover up the fact that 16 of the victims were from the SC community.

According to the notice served to the authorities, the commission will inquire into the incident...