According to the brother of one of the deceased victims, two people died and one is in critical condition at a government hospital after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Gujarat’s Junagadh district.
Bhikhabhai Joshi, Congress MLA from Junagadh, said the people of Ghachipat society informed him that many people had gathered at the civil hospital after three people fell ill on Monday evening.
Joshi stated that locals informed him that all three people complained of nausea and vomiting and were taken to the hospital.
Two persons have died and the third person is in critical condition, he said.
He added that doctors say it is too early to give a reason for the death but it will be confirmed only after the post-mortem report is available.
The deceased’s brother told the local media that he received a call in the evening informing him that his brother had fallen unconscious in Gandhi Chowk after consuming some chemical (illegal liquor), so he took him to the government hospital.
However, the doctor declared Rafiq dead, only to discover that another body was lying nearby. He claims that the deaths are the result of a hooch tragedy.
Police are stationed at the government hospital, and visitors are not permitted to enter because locals fear that more people have succumbed to illicit liquor and will be brought in later in the evening.