India, Aug. 7 -- A 26-year-old man was arrested on Thursday in Karnataka's Kalaburagi district following the death of three men and the hospitalisation of another after they allegedly consumed a herbal concoction prepared by him to help overcome alcohol addiction in Imdapura village.

Police have identified the deceased as Lakshmi Narasimhulu Batagera (55) from Buragapalli village; Nagesh (32) from Madakal; and Ganesh Rathod (30) from Dakka Tanda near Shahabad. "Batagera's 42-year-old son Lingappa is undergoing treatment at the Kalaburagi District Hospital and doctors said he is in a critical condition," an officer said.

All four of them reportedly consumed the herbal concoction on Sunday, prepared by the local - Fakirappa alias Sayappa ...