Hyderabad, July 10 || Six more persons, who consumed adulterated toddy, were admitted to hospitals in Hyderabad on Thursday, taking the total number of hospitalised to 37. The condition of four of them is critical.
Six affected persons were brought to hospitals with the complaints of vomiting and diarrhoea.
The tragedy has claimed five lives since Wednesday morning. The victims were all residents of Kukatpally.
According to officials, 31 people were undergoing treatment at Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS). The condition of four of them was critical. Doctors said they were on dialysis. The remaining people were stable.
Five of the affected persons succumbed while undergoing treatment at different hospitals. The deceased were identified as Sita Ram, Swarupa, Mounika, Narayana and Bojjaya.
The Prohibition and Excise Department continued an investigation into the tragedy. It has already booked five cases against toddy shops in Hyderanagar, Shamshiguda and KPHB Colony. The department sealed the shops and seized 674 litres of toddy. The officials collected toddy samples and sent them to the lab for chemical analysis.
The Excise office sealed the toddy shops and arrested five accused – Nagesh Goud, Batti Srinivas Goud, T. Srinivas Goud, K. Kumar Goud and Teegala Ramesh.