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Bhavnagar toxic liquor deaths: officials identify victims, warn of contaminated bottles

Authorities in Gujarat have identified three victims of the toxic liquor incident in Bhavnagar and issued a warning about contaminated bottles.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 20, 2026, 11:58 p.m. ETWritten Aug 22, 2026, 2:23 p.m. ET
Officials have identified three victims of the toxic liquor incident in , : Hardik Haresh Kilji, Avinash Kanti Parmar, and Sanjay Lakshman Dodiya, according to the . The State Monitoring Cell has issued a warning about a specific bottle and sticker linked to the incident, urging anyone with such a bottle to destroy it immediately and seek medical checks at the nearest hospital if they have consumed it. The cell also noted that 14 accused have been arrested as of August 21, with 6 more yet to be arrested as of August 22. Dr Ketan Naik, Surat NCH Resident Medical Officer, said postmortem samples from one victim, Sanjay Dodiya, have been sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory to determine the exact cause of death. The investigation was handed to the State Monitoring Cell on August 19, and an FIR was booked against 21 persons on August 18, according to Inspector SB Padheriya.

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