Four men die after consuming spurious liquor in Villupuram
15-May-2023Four men died and nearly 15 persons have been hospitalised after they allegedly consumed spurious liquor at Ekkiyarkuppam near Marakkanam in Villupuram district in the early hours of Sunday (May 14).
Four men died and nearly 15 persons have been hospitalised after they allegedly consumed spurious liquor at Ekkiyarkuppam near Marakkanam in Villupuram district in the early hours of Sunday (May 14).
The victims were brought to hospitals in neighbouring Puducherry and Villupuram after consuming the brew on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.
The deceased victims have been identified as Sankar, 55, Dharanivel, 50, Suresh, 65 of Ekkiyarkuppam in Marakkanam and Rajamoorthy, 55.
The police have arrested one Amaran, 25, of Mariamman Kovil Street in Marakkanam who reportedly sold the brew.
