In yet another hooch tragedy, two labourers died and four others, including a woman, were taken ill after consuming spurious liquor in Pratapgarh on Thursday.
As per reports, labourers working at a brick kiln in Chandrabhan Pur village consumed the hooch late on Wednesday night. By early Thursday morning, one of them Rohit (35) complained of severe stomach pain and nausea, after which he was rushed to a hospital. However, he died during treatment and was later cremated without the police being informed.
By Thursday evening, the condition of another worker Lail (40) and four others deteriorated and were hospitalised. Lail also died during treatment and his body was sent for autopsy.
Rohit’s wife Shivani alleged that her husband and Lail died due to spurious liquor supplied at the brick kiln where they worked.
The police were now investigating to confirm the source from where the liquor was purchased so that samples could be sent for examination.
Earlier a fortnight back, five people had died and 17 others were hospitalised after consuming spurious liquor in Secunderabad area of Bulandshahr. An angry Chief Minister Yogi Adityansth had ordered that the culprits be booked under National Security Act (NSA) and Gangster Act.
