Barabanki (UP), Jan 11 (PTI) Three people died after allegedly consuming spirit in Dewa area of the district, police said today.
A total of 11 people have died in the district in the past 24 hours because of different reasons, SP Anil Kumar Singh told PTI over phone.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed profound grief over the deaths and extended an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the relatives of each of the deceased.
Adityanath has asked officials to ensure proper treatment of those taken ill and has ordered an inquiry by a joint team of excise and home department officials, according to an official statement released here.
District Magistrate Akhilesh Tewari said the spirit was purchased from a shop near the Dewa Mazar yesterday and consumed by some people of whom three died.
Three others were taken ill and were undergoing treatment at different hospitals, Tewari said.
