Bulandshahr: Five persons have died and a few have been hospitalized in critical condition after consuming spurious liquor.
The incident took place in Jeetgadhi village in the Sikandarabad area on Thursday night.
Bulandshahr Senior Superintendent of Police has suspended three policemen, including the chowki in-charge for alleged dereliction of duty.
According to reports, all victims consumed liquor and went to their respective homes. After two to three hours, they started vomiting and their condition worsened.
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The deceased include Satish, 35, Kalua, 40, Ranjit, 40, and Sukhpal 60.
Nine others also fell ill and five of them had to be hospitalised.
The police spokesman said that efforts were on to arrest the liquor seller. Further investigations are underway.
The police also sent seven victims for dialysis and instructions were given to different private hospitals in Bulandshahr to admit the victims.
However, the villagers allege that the liquor mafia was in connivance with the police, due to which its business was booming for a long time.
Earlier, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had directed that the administration takes strict action against dealers of country-made liquor and invoke gangster act on them, and their property should also be attached to instill fear in the mafia.
(With IANS inputs)
