Khargone (Madhya Pradesh): A couple was found dead in a village in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district on Monday after consuming liquor, with kin expressing suspicion on its quality, an official said.
The incident occurred at Madni Khurd village under Bhagwanpura police station limits and an initial probe has found the deaths of Ramsingh (40) and his wife Mamta Bai (35) might have been caused by "excessive drinking", superintendent of police (SP) Dharmveer Singh said.
"Some six to eight liquor bottles were found in the couple's room. As per initial information, the bottles were bought from a government shop, though the source of purchase is being probed. Both were habitual drinkers," he said, adding that the post-mortem report will provide the exact cause of death.
According to villagers, the couple, both labourers, had returned recently from Gujarat to vote in local panchayat polls. Police should probe if the liquor they consumed was spurious, Ramesh Vaskale, a relative of the deceased couple, said.
