At least 28 people have died and 60 others took ill from consuming toxic liquor in western India’s Gujarat state.
Senior government official,MukeshParmar, said the deaths occurred in the Ahmedabad and Botad Districts of the State.
Regional Police Official, Ashok Yadav revealed that the victims were mostly villagers, and preliminary laboratory tests indicated that chemicals including methanol were present in the liquor mix.
Gujarat State’s Police Chief, Ashish Gupta, noted that several suspected bootleggers who were involved in selling the spiked alcohol have been arrested.