Six people lost their lives after consuming poisonous liquor in the Iqbalabad Police Station precincts on Monday.
According to details, Dilshad, Abdul Shakoor, Jamal, Shabbir, Ashraf and Binyamin fell seriously sick after consuming poisonous liquor and four among them died instantly, while Dilshad and Abdul Shakoor were shifted to Sheikh Zayed Hospital, but they also expired there.
Residents said that substandard liquor is distilled in large quantity and charas, opium and heroin are openly sold in the jurisdiction of the police station. They alleged that some police officials were backing this unlawful business.
