16 die by consuming spurious liquor in Bihar, 5 detained
India | Jul 17, 2021, 02:15 PM ISTThe local residents of Lauria were confident that the deaths were caused due to spurious liquor.
The local residents of Lauria were confident that the deaths were caused due to spurious liquor.
Nearly 50 people have died in Aligarh since consuming spurious liquor on two different occasions recently, according to police, while officials estimated that the death toll could go up to 100 as autopsy reports of another 50 hooch consumers were awaited.
Three more people who had consumed spurious liquor found dumped in a canal near Rohera village in Jawan area here have died.
So far, five villagers have died while two others are in a serious condition and undergoing treatment at a hospital in Allahabad, Inspector General of Police, Chitrakoot Dham (Range), K Satya Narayan said on Monday.
Four people died while three more took ill after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in a village in Chitrakoot, police said on Sunday.
The Muzaffarpur district administration issued a statement saying that the five were not suffering from any illness and the reason behind their death would be known only after the postmortem examination.
Around 150 people had a party on February 9 at the place of one Shital Ahirwar (60) in Paretha village, about 55 km from the district headquarters. They bought liquor, named 'Dilse', from a shop located about 500 m away in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh and consumed it
The deceased have been identified as Lalu Bind (42) and Ram Kesri Kohar (50), he said, adding that the condition of the third person is stated to be serious and admitted in sadar hospital.
At least 4 people have died and several hospitalised after consuming suspected spurious liquor in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district, police said on Friday.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan termed the incident as "tragic" and ordered suspension of the Morena district excise officer for negligence. He said stern action will be taken against the guilty.
As many as 11 people died, while five others fell ill after consuming poisonous liquor in Madhya Pradesh.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Sarvashreshtha Tripathi, told PTI that five people have died while others were admitted to Swarooprani Nehru Hospital as a precautionary measure.
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.
In a major breakthrough in the Punjab hooch tragedy case, the Punjab Police has arrested the main accused responsible for the death of over 100 people.
At least 86 people have died in the hooch tragedy in Punjab. About 100 raids were conducted in three affected districts of Amritsar Rural, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran as part of a massive crackdown on Saturday.
Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat expressed grief at the loss of lives in the incident and ordered a magisterial probe into it, saying the guilty must be given stern punishment.
Illegally manufactured liquor had been refilled into the original bottles which led to the 16 deaths. 10 persons who consumed the spurious liquor have lost their eyesight.
Wife of one Ramesh told reporters that there is no male member left in the family even to carry out the last rites of the four victims.
According to Additional District Medical Officer PK Khuntia, the villagers complained of stomach ache and loss of eyesight Monday night, soon after consuming liquor.
The additional district magistrate (finance and revenue) has been asked to conduct an inquiry and submit the conclusive report within 15 days.
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