36 people from Saharanpur have died allegedly after drinking spurious liquor at a mourning event in Uttarakhand Haridwar district.
Around 33 persons are still undergoing treatment at the District Hospital in Saharanpur and Medical College in Meerut and doctors stated that their condition is stable.
Health is the topmost priority for each and everyone so why people are spoiling their life by drinking illicit liquor.
On Thursday, they consumed liquor at the event and some of them brought a few liquor packs back to Saharanpur. On returning, they distributed those packets to other villagers. On Friday, those who consumed the liquor started vomiting and were rushed to the hospital by their families.
"So far, 36 persons have died and their post-mortems have been conducted. The condition of those who are hospitalized is stable," said Saharanpur, District Magistrate, AK Pandey.
We have conducted 46 postmortems in the district hospital. The doctors say that there are 36 clear cases where people died after consuming alcohol. For 10 other deaths, we are waiting for their viscera report," District Magistrate, Alok Kumar Pandey said.
"We have registered 25 FIRs and seized around 450 litres of liquor. Our teams have been raiding border areas. The source of liquor is in Bhalupur, Uttarakhand."
We have raided three to four villages which are near Bhalupur and have got evidence related to liquor in these villages, Dinesh Kumar, SSP, Saharanpur said.
Some people had attended a gathering in Haridwar's Bhalupur village on February 7 where they allegedly drank spurious liquor and brought some back home. 36 people who drank the spurious liquor died while 11 others are still in the hospital.
