{
  "id": 5920885,
  "title": "Six dead, five hospitalised after consuming spurious liquor in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/six-dead-five-hospitalised-after-consuming-spurious-liquor-in-madhya",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T05:39:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/madhya-pradesh/madhya-pradesh-sagar-spurious-liquor-hooch-alcohol-death-toll/article71434596.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nine individuals died and several others were hospitalized after allegedly consuming substandard liquor in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district on Sunday, September 6, 2026, according to local officials. The victims and the injured were residents of two villages in Banda tehsil, situated 30 kilometers away from the district headquarters. Local residents informed authorities that the fatalities resulted from ingesting illicit and harmful liquor. Dr. Pratibha Pal, the Sagar Collector, confirmed the incident to PTI via phone. Six people tragically lost their lives, while four to five others sought medical attention at the government-run Bundelkhand Medical College and Hospital, experiencing symptoms of headache and vomiting. The first death was reported in the early hours of the day, and preliminary autopsy reports had not been received at the time of the statement.",
  "summary": "These persons had consumed the liquor in two villages of Banda tehsil, located 30 km from the district headquarters, they said.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Five dead after consuming spurious liquor in MP’s Sagar, over 12 hospitalised",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/five-dead-after-consuming-spurious-liquor-in-mps-sagar-over-12",
        "published": "2026-09-06T04:14:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Eight die, 12 hospitalised after consuming illicit liquor in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/eight-die-12-hospitalised-after-consuming-illicit-liquor-in-madhya",
        "published": "2026-09-06T06:31:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}