At least three people were dead after they consumed spurious liquor in Lucknow, police said on Friday. The incident was reported was Banthara area of the state capital, where two others were taken seriously ill and were admitted to the hospital.
Sundar Lal (35), Acche (30) and Rajkumar (32) had consumed alcohol late Thursday evening along with two others, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Somen Barma said on Friday.
Lal, Achhe and Rajkumar were taken ill and rushed to a nearby hospital where they died in the night, the DCP said.
The other two have been admitted to the trauma centre, he said.
The post-mortem report would help ascertain if toxic liquor caused the deaths or they died due to overconsumption of alcohol, the police official said.
The liquor seller has gone absconding and a search is on for him, the DCP added.
(With PTI inputs)
