A new brand of alcoholic drinks recently introduced in the city has claimed the lives of two journalists while severely affecting several others, who consumed the beverages.
Two journalists died while another two lost their eyesight after consuming the toxic drinks. Four other people were admitted to hospitals in a critical condition.
The consumption of the new brands of liquor under the names of “Indus” and “Watch One” have affected more than a dozen people in different areas of the city including Lyari, Bihar Colony and Garden.
Talking with Pakistan Today, an affected journalist said that he had lost consciousness after having the liquor and when he regained his senses he had lost his eyesight.
Well-placed sources informed Pakistan Today that the main supplier of the brand of tainted liquor was a person known only as Suresh. “A retailer had purchased a bag of 15 Indus and Watch One bottles at a cost of Rs 7,900. It is low-cost but badly damages the organs,” they said.
The sources also claimed that the owner of these two brands of alcoholic drinks is a very influential political personality.
