Illegal Alcohol Consumption in Western India Leaves Dozens Dead
At least 36 human beings died and about 50 others had been hospitalized in western India after ingesting contaminated alcohol, in accordance to police.
All have fed on unlawful spirits in the districts of Botad and Ahmedabad, in the nation of Gujarat, the place the manufacture, sale and consumption of alcohol are illegal.
“About 10 human beings had been arrested and about 475 liters of the liquid used to be recovered,” stated Ashish Bhatia, director established of Gujarat police.
Bhatia claimed that one of the prisoners stole methanol from a manufacturing unit in Gujarat and bought it to a cousin, who then bought it to others who diluted the chemical with water and bought it as liquor. Methanol can make human beings sense tipsy, however even a very small quantity can be toxic.