Chasing a tragedy: How cheap liquor turned deadly in Madhya Pradesh's Banda
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Victims saved Rs 20, were told liquor wasn’t fake: Inside Madhya Pradesh deaths
Police have found strikingly similar accounts in two villages, where victims allegedly consumed liquor after being told that the cheaper product was genuine and had merely been made using the “formula” of the branded liquor
Chasing a tragedy: How cheap liquor turned deadly in Madhya Pradesh's Banda
A ground report from Madhya Pradesh’s Banda and Nauraj captured the grief left behind by a spurious liquor tragedy that claimed 13 lives. The deaths have also raised serious questions over an alleged illegal supply chain, methanol contamination and possible official lapses.
15 die after suspected spurious liquor consumption in Madhya Pradesh
At least 15 people have died and 40 others are hospitalised after allegedly consuming suspected spurious liquor in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district, police said, as authorities investigate the source of the alcohol. Three patients are in critical condition, according to officials. The victims belonged to villages in the Banda area of Sagar district where several […] The post 15 die after suspected spurious liquor consumption in Madhya Pradesh fir…
On September 5th, the Excise Department wrote in its investigation report, "The liquor is fit to drink, and there is no danger." The very next day, on the morning of September 6th, people in the Banda area of Sagar began collapsing one by one after consuming the same liquor. Some died at home, others on the way to the hospital. Many patients' bodies turned blue, and many lost their eyesight. According to the latest administration figures, 22 peo…
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