Amritsar, May 13 -- Fourteen people have died and six others have been hospitalised after consuming illicit liquor in five villages under the Majitha block in Amritsar, Punjab Police said on Tuesday.

The main distributor or the kingpin has been arrested in the incident that took place on the night of May 12 night, police said.

Majitha Amritsar Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney said, "An unfortunate tragedy has happened in Majitha. We got to know last night, we received reports from five villages that those who consumed liquor yesterday are in critical condition. We rushed our medical teams. Our medical teams are still going door-to-door."

"Whether people have some symptoms or not, we are taking them to hospital so that we can save the...