Alcohol in itself is not poison, says Chandigarh consumer forum

Seema Saini, a resident of Zirakpur, stated in her plea that her husband Rajinder Singh Saini had purchased three life insurance policies and she was appointed nominee in all of them.

In March 2014, her husband died following abdomen pain.

In its order the Forum said, a confidential report prepared by the LIC investigators showed bacteria had entered Rajinder’s blood. It observed, “Doctors though had referred to the history of the deceased taking alcohol for 15 years, but it did not mention if the quantity being consumed was on the higher side, which could have led to his death.”