KOLKATA: At least 10 persons died and six fell sick after they reportedly consumed spurious liquor at Malipanchghora in Howrah Till Wednesday.
Police along with forensic experts and Excise department officials visited the area and collected samples for testing.
According to sources, since Sunday several people had consumed liquor from a hooch den in the Ghusuria area of Malipanchghora. The incident came to light on Wednesday morning after around 10 persons, who had consumed the spurious liquor, had died since Sunday. The family members of the deceased claimed that at home the men were vomiting blood. They were rushed to several hospitals as well.
Police came to know that a few of the bodies have already been cremated and cops are searching for their family members. Local people alleged that the hooch den was run by a man identified as Pratap Karmakar, who has been detained by the cops of Malipanchghora police station. Agitated local people on Wednesday destroyed the hooch den and demanded stringent action against Karmakar. CP Howrah, Praveen Kumar Tripathi visited the spot and took stock of the situation.