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Unable to get liquor due to Covid lockdown, 10 die after consuming sanitiser in Andhra Pradesh

Victims were using only sanitisers or mixing it with some other chemicals
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Amaravati, July 31

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Unable to get liquor due to the Covid induced lockdown in place, ten people died after consuming sanitiser in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, police said on Friday.

While three people died on Thursday, seven succumbed on Friday. The incident occurred in Kurichedu mandal headquarters in Prakasam district.

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As the liquor shops in town and surrounding villages were closed for the last 10 days due to lockdown, the habitual drinkers had started consuming sanitiser used for hand hygiene.

The deceased include three beggars. Two of them who used to beg at a local temple complained of severe burning sensation in their stomachs on Thursday night. While a man died instantaneously, another was shifted to a hospital at Darsi where he succumbed while undergoing treatment.

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Another 28-year-old man, who had consumed country made liquor mixed with sanitiser, also fell unconscious at his home. He died while being shifted to hospital.

Six more were rushed to hospital in the early hours of Friday and they all succumbed. Police were trying to find out if more people were brought to hospital with similar complaints.

Superintendent of Police Siddharth Kaushal ordered a probe into the incident. He said sanitisers were seized from shops in the area and sent for chemical analysis.

Police were trying to ascertain if the victims were using only sanitisers or mixing it with some other chemicals.

Due to lockdown in Kurichedu and surrounding villages in view of the spike in COVID-19 cases, liquor shops were closed for the last 10 days.

IANS

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