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Coronavirus lockdown: 3 alcoholics consume after shave lotion-laced soft drinks, 2 die

In the wake of coronavirus lockdown as bars and Tasmac shops are shut, two men died after consuming aftershave lotion mixed with soft drinks as an alternative to liquor at the fishing hamlet of Kottaipattinam in Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, on Friday night

Ramanathapuram: Two men breathed their last in Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu after consuming soft drinks mixed with after shave lotion on Friday night as there was no liquor available due to the closure of bars and Tasmac
shops in the wake of COVID-19 lockdown.

The deceased have been identified as M Raja alias Hasan Mydeen(31) of North Street in Kottaipattinam and M Arunpandian (29) of Rameswaram. Their friend Anwar Raja of Kottaipattinam, who also consumed the after shave lotion-laced soft drink, has been admitted to the government hospital in Aranthangi. His health condition is said to be critical, police said.