Bhagalpur/Madhepura/Banka (Bihar). Poisonous liquor is once again causing havoc in Bihar. At least 17 people have died due to drinking spurious liquor on the day of Holi on Saturday. Whereas, one person has lost his sight. At the same time, some people are admitted to the hospital, are undergoing treatment. The death toll could rise further.
4 killed in Bhagalpur district
Four people died due to drinking spurious liquor in the Sahibganj area of Bhagalpur city of Bhagalpur district. Among the dead are Vinod Rai, Sandeep Yadav, Nilesh Kumar, Mithun Kumar and all of them were residents of the same village. At the same time, Abhishek Kumar has lost his eyesight due to drinking spurious liquor.
Funeral without postmortem
On the other hand, the news of the death of three people due to spurious liquor has come to the fore in the area under Murliganj police station in Madhepur. Many people of the village have also fallen ill, whose treatment is going on in Murliganj PHC and JNKT Medical College. However, the shocking thing is that the relatives of the three deceased are avoiding giving statements to the police. Not only this, the last rites of these three bodies were also performed without post-mortem. The police have started investigating the matter.
Maximum 10 deaths in Banka district
At the same time, apart from Bhagalpur and Madhepur, 10 people have died and many people are falling ill due to consumption of spurious liquor in the Banka district. The deceased have been identified as Raghunandan Poddar (60), Sumit Kumar (19), Ashish Kumar (26), Rahul Singh Age (22), Raja Tiwari, Sanjay Sharma, Vijay Shah, and Raju Mandal Pavai. Information about the other dead has not been revealed. All these people had consumed poisonous liquor on the day of Holi. After deteriorating health, all were admitted to the hospital, where all died during treatment. Some people are still undergoing treatment.
The same trader sold liquor
After the death of poisonous liquor, there is mourning in these three districts. The police have started an investigation. It is believed that during Holi, many people of the area had consumed liquor, which was sold by the same trader. After drinking it, people gradually started having vomiting, diarrhea and nausea, chest pain, and difficulty in breathing. After this people started being admitted to Murliganj PHC. From there, after the first aid, the patients were sent to the Higher Center for better treatment.
