UP: Hooch claims four lives in Mirzapur

LUCKNOW: Four persons were killed in a hooch tragedy in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh. Taking serious note of the incident, the state government has ordered a magisterial inquir y. The hooch tragedy was reported from Newadia Ghat village in Mirzapur district where Mahesh (34), Chedi (55) and two others had consumed countr y-made liquor, manufactured locally. Af ter drinking spurious liquor, their condition started deteriorating. They were admitted to the hospital where all of them died during treatment. Even before the police could know about the hooch tragedy, bodies of two others were cremated by their family members to avoid police cases.