Prayagraj: With two more deaths, the toll in the hooch tragedy at Katariya village in Pratapgarh mounted to six on Thursday.
So far, five persons, including main accused Dabbu Singh, have been apprehended. A joint team of the police and excise department have launched a hunt for three others, including a local liquor mafia and sitting pradhan.
According to the police, Dabbu was planning to contest the gram pradhan election from Katariya and had allegedly distributed spurious liquor to woo villagers on March 30.
IG (Prayagraj range) K P Singh told TOI, “Two more people, identified as Rampal (50) and Rammilan Kori (35), residents of Ratiyapur and Katariya villages, have died during treatment The condition of three others is said to be stable.”