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Spurious liquor claims 10 lives in Kolar

KOLAR: Ten persons, including three women, died after allegedly drinking spurious liquor in two places of Kolar district.

Seven people have been arrested in connection with the two incidents.

While five persons died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor at Narsapur in Kolar taluk, as many died at Tekal in Malur taluk. Most of them were Dalits and were working in stone quarries.

The victims at Narsapur have been identified as Manjunath (35), Chinnakka (55), Narayanswamy (35), Muniswamy (35) and Narayanamma (55). The names of those who died at Tekal have been given as Karagappa (45), Dyavappa (56) and Subrahmnya (35), Krishnappa and Ramakka. A few of the victims died on Saturday night and others on Sunday. Seven persons have been admitted in local hospitals and the District SNR Hospital here.

Some have been shifted to the R.L. Jalappa Hospital, according to the Rural Circle Inspector of Police.Enraged by the incident, people staged a protest at Narsapur demanding that compensation be paid to the families of the victims.

They raised slogans against the police and excise officials for their alleged failure in preventing the sale of illicit liquor in their village.

Superintendent of Police Seemanthkumar Singh and Excise Deputy Commissioner Jayaram visited Narsapur and Tekal.

Illicit liquor was supplied from Bayalunarasapur in Hoskote taluk of Bangalore district, the sources said.

Hooch tragedies in the district are a result of connivance of officers of the Police and Excise departments with the illicit liquor lobby, Gandhinagar Narayanswamy, member of the State Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), alleged.

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