3-dies & 4 fell ill after consuming spurious liquor

Three persons died and four others fell seriously sick at Salapar area under Sundernagar sub-division of Mandi Mandi district  after consuming spurious liquor, a senior police officer confirmed.
SP Mandi Ms. Shalini Agnihotri said  four sick are being treated at Civil Hospital Sundernagar and
Medical College, Ner Chowk. 
She said that a probe would be conducted on the mishap as victims complainant that spurious liquor was bought from any vendor but  illegally sold to them by the liquor mafia who had smuggled it from outside the state.She said that victims said that after buying it from a person at night they consumed it homeand their health started deteriorating.  All of them have taken to hospital with immediate effectwhere three confirmed dead so far.  
While the condition of rest four is reported critical being given treatment at Civil Hospital Sundernagar and Medical College, Ner Chowk.  
She said that police investigation in the matter has been started after this incident huge resentment were found \among the people of Salapar area against the liquor mafia which are flourishing for some time. 
 Satish Kumar, former chairman of the Panchayat Samiti, said that the liquor mafia has been active in thearea for a long time. Illicit liquor is being pedal from the outside and sold to people in alurment of cheapprices. . He demanded the administration to take strict action on the illicit liquor mafia.