15 dead after consuming spurious liquor in UP’s Aligarh

The victims were truck drivers who had gathered at a gas depot on the Aligarh-Tapaal highway for work

Fifteen people died on Friday and at least 16 others were taken ill after consuming spurious liquor, allegedly sold by a licensed vendor here, a senior official said. The authorities have ordered a magisterial probe into the incident and suspend five excise officials while four people, including the liquor vend owner, have been arrested. The inquiry will be conducted by an additional district magistrate-rank officer, District Magistrate Chandra Bhushan Singh told reporters.