The incident has put senior officials of the district on their toes due to the liquor ban in the state.
The tragedy struck at Mathia village under Lauria police station limits. Initially, 35-year-old Pradip Gupta died allegedly after consuming spurious liquor on Friday night. The next day, five others, including Suresh Choudhary (42), Manish Choudhary (22), Neyaz Shah (25), and Shiv Ram (60), died.
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