Patna, Feb. 17 -- Two labourers died on Wednesday and another fell critically ill after they consumed country-made poisonous liquor in Bihar's Gopalganj district.

The incident took place in Majholia village, the Vijaypur police station official said. The deceased were identified as Budhwa, 45, and Karma, 50, both native of Jharkhand's Gumla district. They were employed as labourers in brick kilns of one, Narsingh Shah.

After doctors said the deaths were due to consumption of poisonous liquor, the entire police and civil administration of the district went into a tizzy, especially after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's curt advisory against breaking of prohibition laws in the state.

During the probe, the deceased's family members claimed t...