AHMEDABAD
\nAt least 10 more people have died in India\u2019s western state of Gujarat after having drunk spurious liquor, taking the toll in the incident to 38, state officials said on Wednesday.
\nPolice launched an investigation and made six arrests after 51 people affected in Monday\u2019s incident in the state\u2019s adjoining districts of Ahmedabad and Botad were admitted to hospital, in addition to the deaths.
\n\u201cSome of the hospitalised persons who were in critical condition passed away overnight,\u201d police official Ashok Kumar Yadav told Reuters.
\n\u201cThey had consumed methyl alcohol which was almost undiluted, believing it to be liquor.\u201d
\nSales and consumption of alcohol are prohibited in the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, except by those holding a government permit.
\nDeaths from illegally produced alcohol, popularly called hooch or country liquor, are common in India, where few drinkers can afford branded spirits.
\nMethyl alcohol, also known as wood alcohol, is unsafe for human consumption and finds use in products from paint thinners to fuel, pesticides and anti-freeze, among others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AHMEDABAD At least 10 more people have died in India\u2019s western state of Gujarat after having drunk spurious liquor, taking the toll in the incident to 38, state officials said on Wednesday. Police launched an investigation and made six arrests after 51 people affected in Monday\u2019s incident in the state\u2019s adjoining districts of Ahmedabad and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":274259,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-274236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world"],"yoast_head":"\n