Illicit liquor served to influence voters once again took its toll when four persons died in Meerut after consuming spurious liquor.
The incident took place just on the eve of polling for the panchayat polls on Sunday. The voting in Meerut took place on Monday.
According to police, the incident occurred at Sadharanpur village under Incholi police station area. The family members of 2 deceased cremated the bodies while police seized the remaining two bodies and sent them for postmortem examination.Two people were also in critical condition and were fighting for their lives in the hospital. A case has also been registered by the local police.
The illicit liquor was allegedly distributed by a pradhan candidate. The deceased were identified as Neeraj, Kapil, Vijendra and Deepak. SSP Ajay Sahani informed the local media persons on Monday that a probe has been ordered and people who distributed the hooch would be punished and sent to jail.