Hooch claims two lives in AhmedabadAugust 29th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Ahmedabad police recovered the bodies of two persons who died after allegedly consuming illicit liquor on Friday. Three other persons are undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Illegal liquor factory busted in Tamil NaduJuly 23rd, 2009 KADAMPADI - Tamil Nadu police busted a factory making illicit liquor in Kadampadi village on Wednesday. The police seized spurious liquor worth 25 lakh rupees and arrested four persons running the racket here.
Opposition accuses police of abetting bootlegging in west India; 107 die from toxic homebrewJuly 10th, 2009 Death toll in India's toxic brew tragedy hits 107AHMADABAD, India — Opposition leaders accused police of abetting bootlegging in western India, saying they were partly responsible for the recent deaths from illegally brewed poisonous liquor. The death toll rose to 107 on Friday.
Opposition accuses police of abetting bootlegging in west India; 112 die from toxic homebrewJuly 10th, 2009 Death toll in India's toxic brew tragedy hits 112AHMADABAD, India — Opposition leaders accused police of abetting bootlegging in western India, saying they were partly responsible for the recent deaths from illegally brewed poisonous liquor. The death toll rose to 112 on Friday.
Death toll in India's tainted liquor tragedy rises to 69July 9th, 2009 Death toll in Indian liquor tragedy rises to 69AHMADABAD, India — At least 69 people, mostly poor workers living in slums, have died over the past few days after drinking tainted home-brewed liquor in western India, an official said Thursday. The tragedy began unfolding on Monday when people began to fall sick after drinking sessions over the weekend in Ahmadabad, the main city in Gujarat state.
Police say 86 have died from drinking toxic home-brewed liquorJuly 9th, 2009 Indian police say toxic home brew has killed 86AHMADABAD, India — At least 86 people, mostly poor workers living in slums, have died over the past few days after drinking tainted home-brewed liquor in western India, an official said Thursday. The death toll has risen precipitously since people first fell ill Monday after a night of drinking.
Illicit liquor kills seven in AhmedabadJuly 7th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Seven persons died on Tuesday after consuming illicit liquor in Majoor Gam area here. According to the police, five others, in critical condition, are undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Liquor laced with methanol kills 25, including 4 foreigners, on Indonesian resort islandsJune 2nd, 2009 Poisoned liquor suspected in 25 Indonesian deathsJAKARTA, Indonesia — Twenty-five people, including four foreigners, have died over the past two weeks possibly after drinking homemade liquor laced with methanol on the Indonesian resort islands of Bali and Lombok, officials said Tuesday. Police spokesman Gde Sugianyar said that 20 others fell ill and were hospitalized after consuming home-brewed rice liquor, arak.
Spurious liquor kills four in OrissaMay 5th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - At least four people died and six others fell sick after allegedly consuming illicit liquor in a village in Orissa's Bolangir district, an official said Friday. The residents of Bandhpali village in Bolangir, 330 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, developed sickness after consuming liquor Thursday night.
Police: Homemade liquor kills 15, sickens 48 in eastern IndiaMay 5th, 2009 Police: Homemade liquor kills 15 in eastern IndiaCALCUTTA, India — Police say at least 15 people have died and 48 have been hospitalized in eastern India after they drank locally brewed alcohol that was apparently toxic. Senior local health official Rabikinkar Nayek says he expects the death toll to rise.
Over 3,500 liquor bottles seized in ChandigarhApril 22nd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Over 3,500 bottles of Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) were seized here Wednesday, while they were being smuggled into Punjab, police said. 'It was during our regular search drive in which we arrested Darshan Singh, a resident of Patiala while carrying 3,576 bottles of IMFL in his Tata-407.
Ahead of polls, dry Gujarat tightens vigil on liquor smugglingApril 1st, 2009 DAHOD - The Gujarat police have intensified patrolling on a highway bordering Madhya Pradesh following reports of a number of make-shift country liquor vends coming up in the neighbouring state. The police suspect that before the polls, a lot of liquor is being smuggled from Madhya Pradesh to Gujarat, a state under prohibition.
Spurious liquor kills four in Delhi, residents hold protestsMarch 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Four people died after consuming spurious liquor in southwest Delhi, police said Thursday, even as protests by residents - who claimed the toll was over 10 in the past week - led to massive traffic jams in the area. 'Four people died after consuming spurious liquor in the Brahmapuri region,' the duty officer at the Dabri police station said.
Women vandalise illicit liquor shops in PuneMarch 17th, 2009 PUNE - Armed with sticks, women took to the streets in Pune and destroyed illicit liquor shops. Scores of women attacked two shops and set fire to barrels of illicit liquor.
Man kills mother for Rs.15 in ChhattisgarhJanuary 13th, 2009 RAIPUR - A 24-year-old alcoholic man hacked to death his mother in Chhattisgarh after she refused to give him Rs.15 for his daily dose of liquor, police said Wednesday. The incident was reported from the Kaya village in Raigarh district, about 280 km from here.
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