At least 13 people have died after drinking spurious liquor in Janakpur in central Nepal in the last three days, local media reported on Saturday.
According to a leading website, nepalnews.com, three people including a woman, who had fallen sick after consuming the booze bought from a local distillery, died Saturday while one person had died Friday night.
Reports said three others have been admitted at the Janakpur Zonal Hospital, some 120 km south-east of Kathmandu, for treatment and are said to be in a critical condition.
As many as nine deaths were reported on Thursday and Friday. The villagers had bought the liquor made of rice and millet from a local distillery.
Laboratory tests have showed heavy contamination of chemical fertilizer in the liquor.
According to reports, police have arrested five persons in connection with brewing and selling spurious liquor.
Source: Xinhua
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