This Article is From Mar 23, 2011

Toll in spurious liquor drinking incident rises to five

Bihar: Mar 23 (PTI)

With the death of two more persons at Bhakhara village, the toll rose to five in the spurious liqour drinking incident in Nawada district of Bihar, police said today.

The two persons died during treatment at a government hospital late Tuesday night, the police said.

Earlier, three persons, including a woman, had died after drinking spurious liquor at Simari village in the district Tuesday evening, the police said.

Besides the five deaths, seven others were admitted to a hospital, the police said. Meanwhile, the police have lodged a named FIR against three persons for selling spurious liquor and raids were being carried out to nab them, the police said.

The liqour shop near Gulichak under Pakribarama police station area has been sealed. 
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