DADU: Four people have so far died after consuming toxic moonshine at a marriage ceremony in Naghawal village in Khirthar region, 35 kms away from Sehwan, while condition of three others was precarious.

Police officials said that Kewal Kolhi and Jewan Kolhi died last night and Hari Kolhi and Hero Kolhi breathed their last at Syed Abdullah Shah Institute of Medical and Health Sciences in Sehwan where they were shifted when their condition deteriorated after consuming the moonshine. The dead bodies were handed over to relatives after autopsy, they said.

Dr Moeenuddin Siddiqi, director of the institute, said the condition of Vasu Kolhi, Vishnu Kolhi and an unknown man was very critical. The death toll might rise in coming days, he said.

According to the SHO, the victims who originally hailed from Badin were currently living in Naghawal village and working at

farm in Naing area. They consumed the toxic moonshine at the marriage ceremony last night where two of them died and five were hospitalised in Syed Abdullah Shah Institute of Medical and Health Sciences Sehwan in a serious condition.

Two more died on Wednesday, he said.

Published in Dawn, January 11th, 2024