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The habitual boozers were both taken to hospital after suffering withdrawal symptoms.

Cop Raghunandan Besra was undergoing treatment at the time before his death.

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He collapsed to the floor and became unconscious and rushed to hospital.

Dr R.K. Jha, who treated the drinker, said: “We are trying to ascertain the cause of his death. He might have died of hypertension or heart attack.”

Fellow cops said Besra was showing signs of uneasiness after the alcohol ban.

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A second man died this week following the ban on booze.

He had been at a rehab centre when he was yearning for liquor and became restless.

Dr B.K. Goopalika said: "When the patient came to the centre, he was gasping for breath.

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“His family members said he had been restless since the day country liquor was banned.

“He was in a very serious condition. Therefore, we referred him to Katihar Medical College and Hospital."

The partial ban came into effect in the Indian state of Bihar, East India on April 1.

East Champaran civil surgeon Dr Prasant Kumar said seven alcohol addicts have been admitted into rehab since the prohibition laws came into effect.