Death after drinking ‘toxic spirit’: 4 bodies exhumed in Chuadanga

Dead body

Chuadanga, Oct 21 – The bodies of four people, who died allegedly after drinking toxic spirit, were exhumed on Tuesday for autopsy.

The bodies were exhumed in presence of assistant commissioner and executive magistrate Nurul Huda Monir from 8:30 pm to 12:30 pm.

The four deceased were  Laltu Hossain of Pirojkhali village, Selim, 45, of Khejura village, Kheder Ali, 50 of Nafarkandi village and Shahidul Molla of Shankarchandra village.

On October 9, six people consumed liquor at Dingedah Bazar and fell sick.

On October 12, all the victims died while undergoing treatment at the hospital.

Police conducted the autopsy of two people while the family members of four other victims completed the burial process soon without conducting any autopsy.

Inspector (operation) Hossain Ali, said Rakib, brother of the deceased Laltu, filed a case with Sadar Police Station.

Later, police filed a petition before the court seeking exhumation of the bodies and following the court order the bodies were exhumed.

However, the bodies were taken to Sadar Hospital morgue and legal steps will be taken after getting the autopsy report.

Police suspected that the deaths might have been linked to toxic spirit used in homeopathic treatment.

Police arrested two people in this connection from Jhenaidah and recovered 117 bottles of spirit. - UNB