Bhubaneswar: At least six persons died and many others were taken ill after consuming liquor on Monday night at Parihat under Tihidi block of Odisha’s Bhadrak district.
The deceased were identified as Sadhu Charan Nayak, Sarbeswar Das, Rama Chandra Padihari, Sankarsan Parida, Krushna Chandra Nayak and Manoj Mohanty.
Several persons in the locality had reportedly consumed liquor on Monday after conclusion of elections in the area.
Later, some of them complained of uneasiness and fell unconscious.
As many as 26 victims are undergoing treatment at the district headquarters hospital. Tension gripped the region after the deaths as locals blocked Tihidi-Chandbali road by burning tyres.
“They did not purchase the liquor from any shop. We suspect that it was spurious in nature. We have initiated an investigation at administrative level to ascertain how they consumed the liquor,” said Bhadrak collector Gyana Das.
