{
  "id": 16436824,
  "title": "Panel formed to probe spurious liquor death claims in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas; report in 15 days",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/panel-formed-to-probe-spurious-liquor-death-claims-in-madhya-pradeshs-16436824",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T05:58:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
    "slug": "the-hindu-sci-tech",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/madhya-pradesh/panel-formed-to-probe-spurious-liquor-death-claims-in-madhya-pradeshs-dewas-report-in-15-days/article71622566.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Madhya Pradesh Government has formed a five-member committee to investigate claims of at least 10 deaths caused by spurious liquor in Dewas district, with the report expected within 15 days. The committee, headed by Ujjain Additional District Magistrate Pratham Kaushik, includes officials from various districts and will conduct a detailed and impartial inquiry into the causes and circumstances of the deaths, along with technical and administrative aspects. Some villagers have claimed that at least 10 persons died after consuming spurious liquor in Dewas district between September 27 and October 16, but the district administration initially dismissed these claims as false and misleading, attributing the deaths to old age, common illnesses, brain hemorrhage, and deterioration of health due to excessive alcohol consumption.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}