Gwalior: Two persons died and four others fell ill after consuming suspected spurious liquor at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district, police said on Thursday.
The incident occurred in Chandupura village in Maharajpura police station limits, located around 10 kms away from the district headquarters, they said.
While one of the victims died at the village two days ago, another one died at a hospital on Wednesday night, a police official said.
The victims were undergoing treatment at Jayarog Hospital. The deceased have been identified as Pradeep Ahiwar and Vijay Keshav.
'It is true that they fell sick and were admitted to a hospital after drinking. The family members of Keshav performed his last rites without allowing us to conduct the post-mortem.
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That report will ascertain whether he had consumed spurious liquor,' Superintendent of Police Amit Sanghi said.
Of the four others who fell ill, the health condition of two is critical, he said.
Former Chandupura Janpad (rural civic body) member Choudhary Jabar Singh said that some young men had brought liquor in the village on the occasion of Holi two days back.
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While Pradeep Ahiwar died the same day, four others had fallen sick after drinking the liquor, he said.
According to him, two of them are now suffering from blurred vision.
Victim Tinku Rajak, who suffered eye ailments after consuming hooch, said, "At least six people consumed hooch in Chandupura village. One of them was from Kheria. Doctors told the victims that they are now suffering from blurred vision."
Additional SP Pankaj Pandey, "We have recorded the statements of victims who consumed spurious liquor. We will talk to all the accused to draw a final conclusion."
Spurious liquor has claimed the lives of more than 36 people in Madhya Pradesh since October last year. These deaths had been reported in Ujjain (in October 2020) and Morena (in January this year), officials said.
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With PTI inputs
