MP: 7 die mysteriously in 12 hours; CM orders probe
Bhopal, Oct 15: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday ordered a probe into the case of the deaths in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district after as many as seven labourers mysteriously died in a span of about 12 hours on Wednesday.
However, according to the state police, the people died allegedly consuming an intoxicant called 'potali', which is a local produced ginger liquor.
The
bodies
were
found
at
different
locations
and
at
different
timings
in
the
temple
town.
Two
were
found
serious
ill
rushed
to
the
district
hospital,
said
police.
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Those admitted to the hospital identified as Babloo Yadav, 40, a resident of Dani gate and Badrilal, 65, a resident of Chhatri Chowk Sarai in Ujjain city told the police that they had bought 'potali' from a man named Shankar in Kaharwadi area and that most of labourers bought the intoxicant from there.
The
two
died
in
the
district
hospital
in
the
evening,
according
to
Khara
Kuan
police.
The
Ujjain
Police
have
initiated
a
probe
and
sent
the
viscera
samples
of
the
deceased
for
lab
tests
that
would
help
ascertain
the
cause
of
the
deaths.
In early months of 2020, the state witnessed another mysterious death of a 16-year-old girl who fell unconscious under unknown circumstances in her school. Both police and her family members were clueless about how she died. Police said the girl's body had turned blue near the ears, face and other body parts.