Kanpur: 4 die, over dozen fall ill after consuming spurious liquor

Kanpur | Saturday | 19th May, 2018

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To recall here, a farmer had died in the Sachendi area after allegedly consuming spurious liquor on the month of January 2018.Police had then claimed to arrested a woman for allegedly selling illicit liquor. "Samples of liquor were collected from the country-made liquor shop and sent for laboratory test," he said.He also said that the post-mortem report of the four persons is awaited. The victims, who had allegedly consumed liquor purchased from a registered country-made liquor shop on late Friday night were found to be vomiting and suffering from nausea and several others ailments on Saturday morning. KANPUR: Four persons died and more than a dozen other fell seriously ill after allegedly consuming spurious liquor purchased from a registered country-made liquor shop at village Dulgaon under the limits of Sachendi police station in the Kanpur district of UP on Saturday morning.Police sources said that the deceased were identified as Rajendra Kamal, Umesh Shukla, Ratnesh Shukla and Umesh Chandra. "The treatment of more than a dozen other villagers who had fallen ill after consuming liquor with the four is under way at Lala Lajpat Rai hospital and other government and private hospitals," sources said, adding the salesman and the contractor of the registered country-made liquor shop were reported to be absconding.Sources said that the deaths took place since early morning hours of Saturday..