Patna, Feb. 21 -- Bihar police have pulled up their socks in the aftermath of the death of five people due to the consumption of spurious liquor in Muzaffarpur.

The five deaths were reported in Dargah village under the Katra police station on Thursday.

Amit Kumar, ADG, (law and order), said the victims are suspected to have consumed some poisonous country-made liquor which resulted in their deaths. However, the actual reason will be clear only after the autopsy and viscera reports are out.

Rajiv Kumar, SHO of Katra police station, told IANS: "During investigation, the victims' family members claimed that they had died due to illness. Despite that, we have lodged an FIR under the relevant sections of law against unknown persons."

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