GUJAR KHAN: Five people lost their lives after consuming spurious liquor at a village fair held at a shrine in Kanoha village, within the jurisdiction of the Kallar Syedan police station on Friday.

According to SHO Malik Yar Mohammad, the deceased have been identified as Akhtar Mehmood, Mohammad Kamran and Sheraz Ahmed, who belong to Dhammali village, and Ayaz and Asif, from Inara Moohri village in the Kahuta tehsil.

When asked about the arrest of the bootleggers selling toxic liquor, SHO Mohammad said that because the victims were highly intoxicated they were unable to give details, which makes it impossible to arrest anyone.

Published in Dawn, June 29th, 2014

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