The Minister said quoting the officials of his department that as the people died 4-5 days after consuming liquor, it would not be proper to link their deaths to spurious liquor.
Dr. Rout also said that he would wait for the District Collector’s final report before commenting on this issue further.
However, as per the latest reports, Tihidi Police has seized around 60 litres of liquor as a precautionary measure.