A surprising case has emerged from Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh. Due to the lock down, people started consuming sanitizer due to lack of alcohol.
After which nine people died one by one. Three died on Thursday while six people died today.
The deceased have been identified as Srinu 25, Tirupati 37, Remireddy 60, Qadiam Ramaiya 29, Ramaiya 65, Rajireddy 65, Babu 40, Charles 45 and Augustine 47.
Superintendent of Police Siddharth Kaushal has ordered an inquiry into the incident.
He said sanitizers have been seized from shops in the area, which have now been sent for chemical analysis.
Police are trying to find out whether all these were using only sanitizer or was it mixed with any other chemical.
