CUDDALORE: A 55-year-old man died in

district of

on Tuesday after consuming

to get high. Three others, who consumed methanol, fell ill and have been admitted to Cuddalore Government General Hospital.

These men consumed methanol as

shops are closed in the wake of

.

The deceased has been identified as M Chandrakasu of Alapakkam. R Ezhilvanan, 35, and A Mayakrishnan, 42, of Alapakkam and Sundararaj, 45, of Annaipettai fell ill after consuming methanol.

Police inquiries revealed that K Kumaresan, 28, of Anaipettai, smuggled one litre of methanol from a pesticide manufacturing firm where he worked. Sundararaj got the bottle of methanol from Kumaresan. He mixed it with water and consumed it along with four others on Sunday.

Four of among the five men fell ill and were admitted to Cuddalore Government General Hospital. Chandrakasu died on Tuesday while three others were undergoing treatment.