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Three excise officials suspended, four persons arrested, magisterial probe ordered
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Family members mourn after 11 people died due to consuming allegedly spurious liquor sold by a licensed vendor in Aligarh district, on Friday, May 28, 2021.
Three excise officials suspended, four persons arrested, magisterial probe ordered
Eleven people died on Friday and some more were taken ill after allegedly consuming spurious liquor sold by a licensed vendor here, a senior official said.
The authorities have ordered a magisterial probe into the incident and suspend five excise officials while four people, including the liquor vend owner, have been arrested.
The inquiry will be conducted by an Additional District Magistrate-rank officer, District Magistrate (DM) Chandra Bhushan Singh told mediapersons.