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Three Dead in Ludhiana After Suspected Spurious Liquor Consumption

Police have launched an investigation, collected liquor samples, and await post-mortem results to confirm the cause of death.

Police collecting information from the deceased’s kin in Sanyas Nagar in Ludhiana on Thursday. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)
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The deceased has been identified as Rinku, 40, of Sanyas Nagar in Ludhiana. The identities of two others are yet to be ascertained.
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Overview

  • Three men, identified as Rinku (40), Debi (27), and Mangoo (32), died in Ludhiana after consuming suspected spurious liquor on Noorwala Road Wednesday night.
  • The victims lost consciousness and began frothing at the mouth shortly after drinking the liquor and were declared dead at the civil hospital.
  • Ludhiana police have registered an FIR against unidentified individuals and collected liquor samples from a local vendor for analysis.
  • The deaths follow the Amritsar hooch tragedy earlier this month, where 27 people died after consuming methanol-laced liquor.
  • Authorities await autopsy and viscera reports to confirm methanol poisoning as investigations continue under senior police officials.