Dimapur: Three more people have died in Nagaland’s Mokokchung district after allegedly consuming adulterated liquor, taking the toll in the district to 11.The latest deaths were reported from Longpayimsen village on the night of Oct 15, police said in a statement issued on Friday.The deceased were identified as Chungkai (50), Samuel (24) and Bubai Urang (36), all from Assam. They were working in the village as agricultural labourers and were staying there temporarily.A preliminary probe indicated that the three men had allegedly consumed rum on the night of Oct 14 before developing symptoms including giddiness, nausea and blurred vision, police said.Eight people had earlier died in the Mangkolemba and Police Station-II areas of Mokokchung district after consuming suspected spurious liquor last month.Police said the exact cause of the latest deaths would be established through medical and forensic examination. Samples will be sent to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory in Kolkata for chemical analysis to determine the cause of death and trace the source and supply chain of the suspected adulterated liquor.Further investigation is under way, police said.
