Four people died after consuming illicit liquor in Shankar Vihar colony under Khoda police station area here, the police said on Tuesday.
The victims, identified as Sandeep, Ashok, Avinash, Ravinder and Sriniwas, fell sick after consuming hooch on Monday night, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) H.N. Singh said.
Moments later, Sandeep, Ashok and Avinash fell unconscious and were rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared them “brought dead”, Mr. Singh said.
Ravinder and Sriniwas were also admitted at the hospital. Ravinder died on Tuesday morning at Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, while Sriniwas is still undergoing treatment, Mr. Singh added.
The SSP added that Khoda SHO Dhuruv Bhushan Dubey, police post in-charge Ram Samajh Rana and beat constables Rajbir Singh and Mohammad Asgar were suspended for dereliction of duty after the incident came to light.
Strict action
Meanwhile, District Magistrate Ritu Maheswari wrote to the State Excise Commissioner urging stringent action against errant staff of the department for not cracking down upon illicit liquor sale in the area.
