Maninder Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Amritsar Rural, said that while 14 deaths have been confirmed, six others are currently hospitalised. He added that the deaths were reported in Therwal, Marri, Patalpuri, Talwandi, and Bhangali villages in Amritsarread moreAs many as 14 people have died in Punjab’s Amritsar after consuming spurious liquor, officials said on Tuesday, as four people accused of supplying the alcohol have been arrested.Maninder Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Amritsar Rural, said that while 14 deaths have been confirmed, six others are currently hospitalised. He added that the deaths were reported in Therwal, Marri, Patalpuri, Talwandi, and Bhangali villages in Amritsar.Sources told News18 that the death toll is expected to rise further as many others remain critical. All the victims reportedly worked as labourers at local brick kilns.STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD“We arrested the main supplier, Parabjeet Singh. We interrogated him and found out about the kingpin supplier, Sahab Singh. We are investigating the case. We have been given strict instructions from the Punjab government that strict action must be taken against suppliers of spurious liquor,” Singh said.More from India
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Operation Sindoor: Pakistani intruder shot dead by BSF in Punjab’s FerozpurThe deceased victims have been identified as Major Singh alias Modu, Parmjeet Singh alias Pamma, Sarabjeet Singh alias Shabba, Tasveer Singh alias Sikandar Singh, Joginder Singh alias Manna, Karnail Singh alias Mahant, Jeeta alias Seeti, Balbir Singh, Ramandeep Singh, and Romanjeet Singh alias Romi, Romi, and Gajju.Two First Information Reports (FIRs) have been filed in the case, invoking Section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 61A of the Punjab Excise Act. According to police, one of the FIRs was registered at the Kathunangal police station, and a suspect identified as Arun, also known as Kala, has been taken into custody.Meanwhile, the MLA of Majitha, the district where the five villages fall, visited the affected areas and met the families of the victims.TagsPunjabEnd of Article
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