Five more deaths in Puducherry take spurious liquor toll to 22
The Hindu
The toll in the twin spurious liquor tragedy rose to 22, with the death of two more victims from Marakkanam in Villupuram district and three more victims from Madurantakam in Chengalpattu district
The toll in the twin spurious liquor tragedy rose to 22 on Tuesday, with the death of two more victims from Marakkanam in Villupuram district and three more victims from Madurantakam in Chengalpattu district.
In Marakkanam, the toll rose to 14 as two victims, who were undergoing treatment at the Government Villupuram Medical College and Hospital, died. The deceased were identified as Abraham, 48, of Ekkiyarkuppam, and Saravanan, 55, of Kovadi near Tindivanam.
Official sources said 35 people were undergoing treatment in Villupuram, three at Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer) in Puducherry and one at Puducherry Government General Hospital.
As for the Madurantakam incident, the toll rose to eight with the death of three more patients who were undergoing treatment at Chengalpattu Government Hospital.
A senior police official in Chengalpattu district said the victims who died on Tuesday were identified as Shankar, 47, Muthu, 48, and a woman named Jumbo, 55. Anjali, 22, the wife of another victim, Chinnathambi, 34, is undergoing treatment, while Raju, of Puthur village, is absconding.
Till Monday, a total of five people had died after consuming spurious liquor in Perunkaranai village, falling under the Siddhamoor police station limits. The victims, including Chinnathambi and his mother-in-law Vasantha, Mariappan, and a couple, Venniyappan and Chandra, belonged to the Irular community
All the victims had consumed liquor supplied by a person named Amavasai.