{
  "id": 16437134,
  "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-16437134",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-25T05:58:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu Health",
    "slug": "the-hindu-health",
    "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": "The Ujjain divisional Commissioner has formed a five-member committee to investigate spurious liquor death claims in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district, with a report due in 15 days. Some villagers allege that at least 10 people died between September 27 and October 16 after consuming contaminated liquor. The district administration initially dismissed the claims as false, attributing the deaths to old age, common illnesses, brain hemorrhage and excessive alcohol consumption. Fourteen of the 30 accused named in FIRs have been arrested, with a search ongoing for the remaining suspects. The committee, headed by Ujjain Additional District Magistrate Pratham Kaushik, will conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into the causes and circumstances of the deaths, along with related technical and administrative aspects, and submit a factual report within 15 days.",
  "summary": "Some villagers have claimed that at least 10 persons died after consuming spurious liquor in Dewas district between September 27 and October 16",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Panel Formed To Probe Spurious Liquor Death Claims In MP's Dewas; Report In 15 Days",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/panel-formed-to-probe-spurious-liquor-death-claims-in-mps-dewas",
        "published": "2026-10-25T08:15:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}