Three persons have died after allegedly consuming suspected adulterated liquor at Rajmati in Longphayimsen village under Longtho Police Station in Mokokchung district on October 15 and 16. Police said the exact cause of death remains subject to medical and forensic confirmation.

According to PRO Mokokchung police, information regarding the death of Chungkai, 50, was received from the Longphayimsen Village Council chairman at around 10.30 p.m. on October 15. A second report concerning the death of Samuel, 24, was also received that night. Both were reportedly residents of Rajmati, Longphayimsen village.

On the night of October 16, police received information that a third person, identified as Bubai Urang, 36, had also died at around 9.45 p.m. after receiving medical treatment at PHC Tsurangkong.

Preliminary investigation indicated that the three men had allegedly consumed MC Rum at the residence of Chungkai on the night of October 14. They reportedly developed symptoms including giddiness, nausea and blurred vision following consumption of the liquor.

Police said preliminary inquiry revealed that Bubai Urang had purchased four bottles of rum from New Sonowal in Assam about a month earlier. The three men allegedly shared the liquor at Chungkai’s residence. The wife of one of the deceased has also been identified as a witness to the incident.

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All three men were reportedly from Assam and were engaged in agricultural work at Longphayimsen village, where they were temporarily residing.

The bodies of Chungkai and Samuel were taken to the Imkongliba Memorial District Hospital (IMDH), Mokokchung, where post-mortem examinations were conducted. Further investigation is underway to establish the exact cause of death and trace the source and supply chain of the suspected adulterated liquor.

Police said relevant exhibits would be sent to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), Kolkata, for chemical analysis at the earliest. No remnants of liquor were reportedly recovered from the scene or the residence during the preliminary search.

Mokokchung Police said the matter was being treated seriously and that further investigation was continuing. Necessary legal action would be taken based on the findings, police added, reiterating that the suspected involvement of adulterated liquor and the precise cause of death remain subject to medical and forensic confirmation.