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Gujarat minister says 8 dead after consuming spurious liquor; Surat man who fell ill after ‘drinking’ declared ‘brain dead’

Gujarat minister says 8 dead after consuming spurious liquor; Surat man who fell ill after ‘drinking’ declared ‘brain dead’

Gujarat’s senior minister Jitu Vaghani disclosed on Friday that eight individuals had tragically passed away after reportedly consuming methanol-infused liquor, and the police have identified and received medical care for 29 affected persons. In Surat, a 35-year-old father of two, Sanjay Dodiya, was pronounced "brain dead" after battling for life after consuming the same suspect liquor. Dodiya, who had traveled from Bhavnagar to Surat, reportedly fell ill upon returning home on August 17.

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