Four dead after taking hooch in ‘dry’ Gujarat

AHMEDABAD: Four individuals have died, and a number of others are undergoing treatment after consuming spurious liquor in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district.

Key points

• The suspected poisoning came to light after a liquor party was held in Kharkadi village of Ghogha taluka on the night of August 16.
• Bhavnagar Collector Manish Bansal confirmed three deaths due to alcohol contamination.
• Of the four friends present, three, excluding Jaideep Singh, allegedly consumed foreign-made liquor.

Bhavnagar Collector Manish Bansal confirmed three deaths due to alcohol contamination. One extra death is under suspicion, with Narendra Yadav at present listed as a suspected case pending final forensic confirmation, he continued.

In practice, the deaths have raised serious questions over the source and distribution network of the suspected illicit liquor, even as authorities maintain that the exact cause of death will be established after medical and forensic examination.

Meanwhile, the suspected poisoning came to light after a liquor party was held in Kharkadi village of Ghogha taluka on the night of August 16. One Vishwaraj Singh Gohil, a resident of Kharkadi village, hosted a party for his friends after being selected for police recruitment.

Of the four friends present, three, excluding Jaideep Singh, allegedly consumed foreign-made liquor. After which plenty of developed serious health matters, seven friends reportedly gathered for the party.

For now, four dead after taking hooch in 'dry' Gujarat remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.