India
BJP leader among 12 dead after consuming spurious liquor in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopa::A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was among at least 12 people to have died after consuming suspected spurious liquor in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district, while 54 have been hospitalised.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Harnam Rai, BJP Mandal general secretary in the Bunda Assembly constituency, reportedly consumed the same liquor. He had to be hospitalised after his condition deteriorated, and passed away while undergoing treatment.
Post-mortem reports revealed the presence of methanol in victims’ bodies.
Madhya Pradesh Health minister and Sagar district in-charge minister Rajendra Shukla told the media that a large quantity of methanol, a highly toxic chemical, was found in the bodies of those who died.
