The liquor was consumed by people on Thursday night in Haridwar district of Uttarakhand and adjacent Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. “So far 14 people have died because of spurious liquor and many others have been hospitalised,” Nikita Khandelwal, joint Magistrate Rorkee in Haridwar said. Likewise, in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh nine deaths have taken place owing to the consumption of spurious alcohol. Officials in Uttar Pradesh say it is the second incident of its kind in the state during past two days. “Eight deaths have been reported due to the consumption of illicit liquor,” Anil Kumar, District Magistrate, Kushinagar told media.

Source: Punch February 08, 2019 19:41 UTC