In yet another hooch tragedy in the state, at least three people died after consuming spurious liquor bought from a government liquor outlet in Mohammadabad area of Farrukhabad on Thursday.
On being informed, SP of Farrukhabad Ashok Meena, District Magistrate Sanjay Kumar Singh and other Excise department officials rushed to the spot and launched a probe.
As per reports, Jitendra of Ahmalapur village purchased Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) whiskey brand Imperial Blue from a government outlet at Bharatpur. After he shared the drink with his friends Omveer and Monu, their condition deteriorated.
When the victims’ kin saw them lying unconscious, they raised an alarm and rushed them to a nearby Primary Health Centre where doctors declared them dead.
SP of Farrukhabad, Ashok Meena said, “On Thursday, Jitendra, Monu and Omveer consumed liquor outside their house in Ahmalapur village in Mohammadabad Kotwali area. After consuming the drink, their condition deteriorated soon and they died while being taken to a hospital for treatment.”
The police recovered a bottle ‘Imperial Blue’ from the spot and samples of liquor were sent for laboratory examination. The bodies were sent for autopsy to ascertain the cause of death. A salesman of the liquor outlet and another person were taken into custody for questioning.
Meanwhile, Firozabad administration ordered the closure of all liquor shops in the area as a precautionary measure and nearby liquor shops were being checked.
Meanwhile in Basti, three personnel of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) died while two others suffered grievous injuries after the vehicle they were travelling in collided with an oncoming heavy vehicle near Khajhaula police post of Munderwa police station area on Friday.
The identity of the deceased or the injured was not immediately known. The impact of the collision was such that three CISF personnel died on the spot while two others were seriously injured and were admitted to the district hospital for treatment.