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A total of five people have died in Bhualpur village in Bihar’s Saran district in suspicious circumstances and it is suspected that they had consumed spurious liquor, an official said on Saturday.
“It is being said that these persons died after consuming alcohol however it is not yet confirmed if they actually drank it,” Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Marhaura Saran, Yogendra Kumar said on Saturday. The incident took place on August 11.
According to the SDM, three people were admitted to the hospital as they were reported sick, while the bodies of two among the five deceased were sent for postmortem at the Saran hospital.
The deceased have been identified as Allauddin Khan, Kameshwar Mahato, Rohit Kumar Singh, Rajendra Ram, and Ram Laik Mahato.
Around 10-12 people were arrested on Friday night after the police personnel raided the premises of the Marhaura area.
Earlier on August 5, eight people were reported died and several others fell ill after consuming spurious liquor in Chhapra in the Saran district. People fell critically ill after allegedly consuming spurious liquor and lost their eyesight. The incident was reported from Bhatha village under the Maker police station area in Saran.
