Uttar Pradesh: 17 dead, 12 hospitalised after consuming spurious liquor in Aligarh
Uttar Pradesh: 17 dead, 12 hospitalised after consuming spurious liquor in Aligarh
In Aligarh district, Uttar Pradesh, 17 people have died and 12 have been hospitalised after they consumed spurious liquor.
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UPDATED: May 28, 2021 21:14 IST
In Aligarh district, 17 people died and 12 have been hospitalised after they consumed spurious liquor. (Photo: PTI)
Seventeen people died and another twelve were hospitalized in Aligarh district on Friday after they allegedly consumed spurious liquor sold by a licensed vendor, a senior official said. Many of those seriously ill in the hospital have reported going blind.
One of the deceased was the driver of a tanker consigned to the HP Gas bottling plant. The other victims were truck drivers who had gathered at a gas depot on the Aligarh-Tapaal highway for work.