Deaths from Indian toxic alcohol rise to more than 50
- 23-Jun-2024
BENGALURU, India: The death toll from a batch of toxic illegal alcohol in India has risen to 53, media reported Sunday, as more victims in hospital succumbed to the poisonous brew. Tamil Nadu state Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has said the locally brewed arrack drink was laced with poisonous methanol, killing 37 within hours after […]
At least 42 dead in India after drinking toxic alcohol
- 30-Jul-2022
AHMEDABAD: At least 42 people have died and nearly 100 others have been hospitalised in western India after drinking toxic alcohol, police said on Thursday, with authorities ordering a crackdown on bootleggers. Dozens of people became ill earlier this week after drinking methanol — a poisonous form of alcohol sometimes used as an antifreeze — […]