GUMLA: Two individuals, including a quack, lost their lives, and two others fell ill after consuming medicine prepared by the quack on Friday night.
A resident of Silafari village, Sujit Tirkey, approached Sudhir Tirkey of Madaikona village in Chainpur for medicines to relieve him of some ailment. The quack took Sujit to the house of one Basant Tirkey.
Basant’s wife, Sushma Tirkey, said, “I ground two herbs and boiled it in ghee. Then, Sudhir mixed it with honey and turned these into pills. He consumed one while assuring us that the medicine could be taken by anyone for strength.
However, all began vomiting and complained of headache soon after. Sudhir, Basant, Sujit, and a daily wager, Saddam, were taken to the community health centre, Chainpur, from where they were referred to the Sadar Hospital.”
Civil surgeon Dr Nawal Kumar said, “Sudhir and Basant died on the way while Sujit and Saddam were admitted to a local hospital.”
