Four people died and another fell ill after drinking bad moonshine in Shahjadpur upazila of Sirajganj Tuesday night.Police sources said the victims collected the Kickapoo Joy Juice from Lahiri Mohanpur Bazar in Ullapara upazila Monday night, and fell ill after drinking the shine. When the DT's set in at the night, their family members admitted them to a local clinic. They went titzup between 8:00pm to 12:00 midnight on Tuesday.
Of the victims, Tapan Das, 42, of Manirampur Bagadipara, and Wazed Ali, 55, of Dariapur, died at Sirajganj General Hospital. The two others, Chandi Das, 40, of Manirampur Bagadipara, died at the clinic while Jyotish Chandra, 45, of Dariapur, died while he was being taken to Pabna Hospital.
The dead bodies were sent to Sirajganj General Hospital morgue for their appointment with Dr. Quincy.
Mono Das was banging hard on death's door and was undergoing treatment at Pabna Hospital.
Police filed a case with Shahjadpur Police Station in this regard and picked up moonshiner Babu yesterday afternoon.
Shahjadpur Upazila Nirbahi Officer Habibur Rahman and Upazila Chairman Hasibur Rahman Swapan visited the scene of the crime.