39 dead in India from liquor containing methanol
Police say 39 people have died and another 27 fallen sick from drinking spurious liquor containing toxic methanol in several villages in the northern India.
According to police, 26 died in two separate incidents in the state of Uttar Pradesh, 306 kilometres (190 miles) east of capital New Delhi, while 13 others died in the neighboring state of Uttarakhand.
Police says victims consumed liquor during a customary feast.
Police have arrested eight suspected bootleggers while the provincial governments have suspended 35 officials including 12 police.
Deaths from illegally brewed alcohol are common in India because the poor cannot afford licensed brands.
Illicit liquor is cheap and often spiked with chemicals such as pesticides to increase potency.
(Source: AP)
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