The mystery surrounded the death of at least seven people and the hospitalization of several others in a single village in the Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh in a period of four to five days. Five of these deaths occurred on February 7 and 8.
While the opposition Congress trained its weapons in the state government led by the Bharatiya Janata party, claiming that men, between 40 and 60 years old and the residents of the Lofandi village, died after consuming Liqueur Espurio, the government He said “no specific cause of death to be determined from now on” at least in a couple of cases.
Party and fish
A statement issued by the Bilaspur district administration on Saturday said on Saturday after preliminary research and research, it had come to light that the villagers had eaten food served in a marriage ceremony organized by a Devangan Shravan between 3 and the February 6.
“The villagers said that some had caught fish in the river on February 6 and cooked fish on the river and consumed it. Symptoms prior to death include stomach pain, vomiting, dizziness, lethargy, etc. ”The statement added.
The district administration said that, according to the villagers, seven men had died in this period and another person had died due to the snake bite.
PREVIOUS HISTORY
“It was also revealed that some of the deceased villagers were already sick. It was discovered that Devprasad Patel and Satrughan Devangan died on February 5. The case [of Devprasad Patel’s death] It was registered at the Koni Police Station, with the cause of the death mentioned as a snake bite in the Panchnama, and the son’s statement. “
“On February 7 and 8, five people died: Ramuram Sunhale, Komal Lahare, Kanhaiya Patel, Baldev Patel and Kunnu Devangan. Baldev Patel died at the Shiram Care Hospital and the cause of death is mentioned as a cardiac and respiratory arrest in his death certificate, ”said a senior official, adding that, except one of the deceased, the last rites of All the other deceased were made by the villagers, and the administration was not informed.
“The district administration team recovered Ramuram Sunhale’s body and sent it to the Cims [Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences] For post mortem. The CIMS report says: ‘You cannot determine any specific cause of death from now on. The confirmation of the cause of death remains pending until the viscera, the Histopathology Report and the Blood Analysis Report, ‘”the statement said.
However, the spokesman for the State Congress, Sushil Anand Shukla, blamed the death of the deaths on Saturday. “Eight people died in Lofandi of the Bilaspur district after consuming illegal poisonous liquor and some people are sick. The condition of four is critical. The government and [the ruling] BJP is responsible for these deaths, ”he said.
Ramadhar Sunahle, Ramuram Sunahle’s younger brother, said his brother consumed liquor, but it was unlikely that the deaths occurred due to a spurious liquor.
Published – February 8, 2025 09:11 PM IST
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