9 Killed After Consuming Spurious Liquor In Madhya Pradesh's Sagar; 12 Booked

Authorities in Sagar are investigating nine deaths, urging anyone who consumed liquor in the past 24 to 48 hours to undergo medical screening.

Nine people have died in MP's Sagar district after allegedly consuming spurious liquor.

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• Nine died in MP's Sagar after consuming spurious liquor.
• Authorities investigate deaths; medical screenings ongoing in affected villages.
• Separately, excise seized 70 lakh illicit whisky heading Gujarat.

At least nine people died and several others fell ill after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in two villages of Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district, with authorities carrying out medical screening and an investigation into the reported illnesses and deaths. 

The deaths were reported in Banda tehsil, around 30 km from the district headquarters. Police said nine people who consumed the spurious liquor have died, while the exact number of those who fell ill was not immediately available, PTI reported.

Two other deaths reported around the same time could not be linked to the suspected hooch tragedy so far, officials said, adding that those cases were being examined.

District Magistrate Pratibha Pal said reports of illnesses and deaths allegedly linked to consumption of illicit liquor had emerged since morning, prompting an investigation at the Civil Hospital.

FIR Against 12 People

An FIR has been registered against 12 people in connection with the toxic liquor case. The FIR was registered at the Kotwali police station in neighbouring Lalitpur.

A Lalitpur-based contractor has been accused of supplying the spurious liquor, according to the update.

MLA Claims 11 Deaths

Sagar Superintendent of Police Anurag Sujania said nine people had consumed the spurious liquor in the two villages and subsequently died.

Asked about two other deaths reported during the same period, Sujania said it was difficult at this stage to establish a connection with the consumption of spurious liquor. Officials were looking into those deaths, he added.

Banda BJP MLA Virendra Lodhi, however, said he believed the death toll was 11. He also said around 25 people had been shifted from Banda Civil Hospital to other hospitals for advanced medical care.

Screening In Affected Villages

Teams of doctors and the sub-divisional magistrate are also present in surrounding areas, including the two identified villages of Naura and Ghugru, to screen residents for possible symptoms.

Pal urged anyone experiencing symptoms or anyone who had consumed liquor of any kind in the past 24 to 48 hours to undergo a medical screening.

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Those affected can approach the Civil Hospital or any other health facility for examination, she said.

The administration is monitoring reported cases, while an administrative team has been deployed to take necessary action based on the findings of the investigation and medical screening.

Rs 70 Lakh Whisky Consignment Seized

The development comes against the backdrop of a separate liquor seizure in Madhya Pradesh.

The excise department seized around 500 boxes of whisky worth Rs 70 lakh from a container truck allegedly headed towards Gujarat, a dry state, and arrested its driver, PTI reported.

The truck was intercepted on the Indore bypass late Thursday night after the driver failed to produce valid transit permits for the consignment. The whisky boxes were marked for sale only in Chandigarh, Assistant District Excise Officer Manoj Kumar Agrawal said.

The driver has been arrested and is being questioned, Agrawal said.

Another official told PTI that the consignment was suspected to have been destined for Gujarat through illegal channels, where liquor is prohibited.

The official said liquor smugglers often change drivers and routes while transporting contraband to evade police and excise checks. A detailed investigation into the seized consignment is underway.