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Death toll in spurious liquor tragedy reaches more than 25 in UP

In Uttar Pradesh, death toll in spurious liquor tragedy has reached more than 25 in Bulandshahr and Ghaziabad districts. Four state excise department officers have been suspended for alleged dereliction of duties. One SHO has already been suspended and four persons have been arrested. Quoting police sources, AIR Lucknow correspondent reports that state government has asked an IG level officer to investigate the incidents.<br/>In Bulandshahr district under Kotwali police station area, several residents of Mirpur, Khawjpur and Daulatgarh villages and labourers working at different brick making centres had taken spurious from a shop in Mirzapur village on Tuesday night. Eight of them including a woman were found dead on Wednesday while two youths and three labourers from Daulatgarh also lost their lives. More than a dozen are admitted in near-by hospitals. The liquor shop was sealed and the shop-owner taken into custody.<br/>In Ghaziabad district, seven more persons are reported dead after consuming spurious liquor reaching death toll 10 under Simbhawali Police Stations since Tuesday. SHO of the area has been suspended and three persons have been arrested in this connection. Nearly 10 persons are admitted in hospital some of them in critical situation.<br/><br/>

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