2 dead after drinking contaminated liquor in dry Gujarat, 19 in hospital

The liquor, officials said, is suspected to have been brought from neighbouring Madhya Pradesh.

Gujarat liquor deathsRelatives of the victims at Sir Takhtasinh General Hospital in Bhavnagar.

Two people have died, and 19 others are in hospital in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district after they consumed what is suspected to be contaminated liquor. Gujarat has been a dry state since 1960, and the sale and consumption of liquor is banned there.
The liquor, officials said, is suspected to have been brought from neighbouring Madhya Pradesh.

Bhavnagar SP Nitesh Pandey has confirmed that two persons died and the other were admitted to five different hospitals. “They consumed liquor from a duplicate bottle of Royal Stag. We have recovered several such bottles. We have detained four bootleggers who we believe were involved in selling this consignment of liquor,” the senior police officer said.

The two dead have been identified as Upendrasinh Gohil and Narendra Yadav, Bhavnagar Collector Manish Kumar told The Indian Express. He said another person had died, but the autopsy report confirming the cause of death was awaited.

The incident took place at Kharakadi village in Bhavnagar district. A man who recently landed a job had thrown a party to celebrate, and liquor was arranged. The celebration turned tragic when those who drank fell ill.

The Gujarat government has directed the State Monitoring Cell – a specialised agency tasked with enforcing prohibition – to probe the incident.

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