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At least 9 dead after consuming homeopathy medicine as substitute for liquor in Chhattisgarh
At least 9 dead after consuming homeopathy medicine as substitute for liquor in Chhattisgarh
At least 9 people have died in Chhattisgarh s Bilaspur after allegedly consuming an alcohol-based homeopathy medicine as a substitute for liquor.
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UPDATED: May 7, 2021 08:47 IST
At least 9 people died after consuming a homeopathy medicine as a substitute for liquor in Chhattisgarh. (Photo: File) (Representative Image)
At least nine persons have died over the last two days after allegedly consuming an alcohol-based homeopathy medicine as a substitute for liquor in Chhattisgarh s Bilaspur district, police said on Thursday.
Seven persons died, while five fell ill in the last two days after allegedly consuming an alcohol-based homeopathy medicine as a replacement for liquor in Chhattisgarh s Bilaspur district, police said on Thursday.
The deaths were reported from a locality in Kormi village under Sirgitti police station area, an official said.
Of the seven victims, four died at their homes in the village late on Tuesday night, while three others succumbed in two hospitals on Wednesday afternoon, Bilaspur superintendent of police Prashant Agrawal said.
As per preliminary investigation, Kamlesh Dhuri (32), Akshya Dhuri (21), Rajesh Dhuri (21) and Samru Dhuri (25) had consumed Drosera-30, a homeopathy syrup with about 91 per cent alcohol content, on Tuesday night, following which their condition deteriorated and they died, he said.
A case has been registered and further investigation is underway, the official said.
Bilaspur:
Seven persons died, while five fell ill in the last two days after allegedly consuming an alcohol-based homeopathy medicine as a replacement for liquor in Chhattisgarh s Bilaspur district, police said on Thursday.
The deaths were reported from a locality in Kormi village under the Sirgitti police station area, an official said.
Of the seven victims, four died at their homes in the village late on Tuesday night, while three others succumbed in two hospitals on Wednesday afternoon, Bilaspur Superintendent of Police Prashant Agrawal said.
As per the preliminary investigation, Kamlesh Dhuri, 32, Akshya Dhuri, 21, Rajesh Dhuri, 21, and Samru Dhuri, 25, had consumed Drosera-30, a homeopathy syrup with about 91 per cent alcohol content, on Tuesday night, following which their condition deteriorated and they died, he said.