Ludhiana, May 22 -- A man died while two others were admitted to hospital in serious condition after consuming liquor in Sanyas Nagar on Noorwala Road in Ludhiana on Wednesday night, officials said.

The incident comes close to the heels of the Amritsar hooch tragedy in which 27 people, primarily daily-wage workers, died.

While the family of the deceased suspected 'spurious' liquor to be the cause of death, the police said that it could only be ascertained after post-mortem.

Commissioner of police Swapan Sharma said, "The police are investigating the matter. The man could have died of poisoning. The cause of death will be ascertained after post-mortem." The police are yet to file an FIR in the case.

The deceased has been identified as ...