Bhabhua:Three persons have died while two others were taken ill, one of them seriously, after consuming suspected spurious liquor in Kaimur district of Bihar. Sale and consumption of alcohol in Bihar was banned by the Nitish Kumar government in April 2016.
The incident was reported from Kurasan village under Bhabhua police station on Thursday evening.
The deceased have been identified as Lalu Bind (42) and Ram Kesri Kohar (50).
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Tahid, a villager told ETV Bharat, "Liquor is available in the village and when police carry out raids, people hide. Six people consumed spurious liquor and I brought all the victims to the hospital."