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One dies after taking spurious drink

By Staff Correspondent

JORHAT, March 31 - One person here on Monday night died at JMCH allegedly after consuming cold drink mixed with some spurious substance, suspected to be spirit, on Sunday.

Three others, who also reportedly consumed the cold drink along with the deceased, were undergoing treatment in a private hospital here and their condition is stated to be critical.

A police official here said that as per information received during preliminary investigation from family members of Shubham Rajak (37), a resident of Tarajan Cremation Ground locality here, Rajak, a plumber along with his three friends on Sunday evening mixed some spirit type substance with cold drink to consume it as a substitute for liquor.

On Monday all four persons fell ill and were hospitalized and Rajak later died in the night, the official stated.

He said that a case of unnatural death has been registered at the Jorhat Police Station and investigation was under way. Post mortem of Rajak�s body was done today and the report was awaited, the official said.

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