Ahmednagar liquor tragedy: death toll rises to 7
Team Udayavani, Feb 17, 2017, 11:56 AM IST
Ahmednagar: Four more persons died after they consumed “adulterated liquor” at the dinner party of a candidate, who contested the local body election in district’s Pangarmal village, police said.
The toll in the incident has reached seven with the death of Shahadev Avhad last morning, assistant civil surgeon Dr Bapusaheb Gadhe told PTI yesterday.
Three persons had died after they had consumed liquor in excess at the party hosted by a Shiv Sena candidate on Sunday. On Monday morning, some persons (who attended the dinner) started complaining of vomiting and loose motions and were rushed to a nearby hospital where three of them died.
Police had initially ruled out hooch consumption.
“So far, seven people have died after consuming adulterated liquor at the party and few more are undergoing treatment,” Deputy Superintendent of Police Ghanshayam Patil said.
The three persons, who were booked in this connection – Zakeer Shaikh, Hanif Shaikh and Jitu Gambhir – were produced before a court yesterday which remanded in police custody till February 20.
Meanwhile, the villagers of Panagarmal boycotted the Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti polls held yesterday for 15 ZPs and 165 Panchayat Samitis across Maharashtra.
Panagarmal recorded ‘zero voting’ and the villagers did not exercise their franchise despite being requested by Tehasildar Sudhir Patil, assistant election officer Arun Anandkar said.
The angry locals demanded immediate compensation for the families of the victims and those hospitalised.
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
BJP accuses Kejriwal of deception over ‘Sanjeevani’ and ‘Mahila Samman’ schemes
Theatre stampede case: Police grill actor Allu Arjun for over 3 hrs; ask about sequence of events
HC asks Centre’s response on plea of Yuvraj Singh’s NGO seeking FCRA renewal
Rafi a musical genius, his cultural influence transcends generations: PM Modi
Aaditya requests Fadnavis to make cities free of political banners, assures support
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
BJP accuses Kejriwal of deception over ‘Sanjeevani’ and ‘Mahila Samman’ schemes
Theatre stampede case: Police grill actor Allu Arjun for over 3 hrs; ask about sequence of events
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah wishes Shivarajkumar speedy recovery
HC asks Centre’s response on plea of Yuvraj Singh’s NGO seeking FCRA renewal
Rafi a musical genius, his cultural influence transcends generations: PM Modi
Thanks for visiting Udayavani
You seem to have an Ad Blocker on.
To continue reading, please turn it off or whitelist Udayavani.