Dhar (Madhya Pradesh): As many as three people, including a woman, died while four others fell severely ill after drinking ‘poisoned’ toddy in Dhar district on Sunday.
The incident took place on Sunday in Jhadamli village, a tribal dominated area under Tanda police station limits, 90 km from the district headquarters, he said.
A pesticide bottle was also found at the spot, but it was yet not clear if it was mixed with the toddy, he said, adding a probe was on into the incident from all angles.
Dhar Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Singh said members of an extended family consumed "tadi" (palm wine), extracted from a tree in their agricultural field, following which one person died.
Four undergoing treatment
After getting information about the death of one person, Nasru (46), on Sunday afternoon, a police team reached the village and took others who had consumed the toddy to hospitals in Dhar and Bori town.
Out of them, a 45-year-old woman and a man aged 55 died during treatment in different hospitals on Sunday night, the official said.
A medical check-up of 13 others who consumed the drink was conducted and all of them were out of danger, he said.
Four of them are undergoing treatment in Dhar district hospital, the official said.
Pesticide bottle found at the spot
A pesticide bottle was also found at the spot, but it was yet not clear if it was mixed with the toddy. Its excessive consumption could have also led to the deaths, he said.
All these facts will be clear after further probe into the incident, forensic investigation and from the post-mortem report, he said.
A detailed investigation was being conducted from all angles, the official said.
