{"id":326724,"date":"2023-04-19T05:11:10","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T00:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=326724"},"modified":"2023-04-19T05:11:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T00:11:10","slug":"toxic-alcohol-kills-dozens-in-dry-indian-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/toxic-alcohol-kills-dozens-in-dry-indian-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Toxic alcohol kills dozens in \u2018dry\u2019 Indian state"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nToxic alcohol has killed at least 37 people in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, officials said on Saturday. Alcohol is banned throughout the state. Unconfirmed reports suggest the death toll might be higher, with reports of more than 60.<br \/>\nSelling and consuming liquor is banned in several parts of India, driving a thriving black market for potent backstreet moonshine sometimes laced with ethanol that kills hundreds every year.<br \/>\nFamilies of the victims in the latest tragedy said that people from several villages drank a locally made tipple known as \u201cMahua\u201d or \u201cDesi Daru\u201d on Monday at a wedding and other events. Many then complained of stomach pain and vision loss and started vomiting.<br \/>\nBy Thursday more 20 people were dead and on Saturday around a dozen were in hospital in a critical condition.<br \/>\n\u201cMore than two dozen people have lost lives in the last 48 hours,\u201d a police official told AFP, saying that 37 people had died so far. He was unable to confirm local media reports that 62 had died.<br \/>\nPolice have detained more than 100 people in connection with illegal manufacturing and selling liquor in the last three days, while 600 litres of hooch have been seized.<br \/>\nLocal authorities have been trumpeting their use of drones, helicopters and motorboats to crack down on the black market, but the most recent incident is just the latest in a string of similar deadly cases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD Toxic alcohol has killed at least 37 people in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, officials said on Saturday. Alcohol is banned throughout the state. Unconfirmed reports suggest the death toll might be higher, with reports of more than 60. 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