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In February 2019, nearly 100 people died after drinking contaminated alcohol in two neighboring states of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Uttarakhand]] in India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Toxic Homemade Alcohol Kills Scores in India |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/world/asia/india-toxic-alcohol.html |work=The New York Times |date=February |
In February 2019, nearly 100 people died after drinking contaminated alcohol in two neighboring states of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Uttarakhand]] in [[northern India]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Toxic Homemade Alcohol Kills Scores in India |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/world/asia/india-toxic-alcohol.html |work=The New York Times |date=11 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Toxic alcohol kills dozens in northern India |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-47248182 |work=BBC |date=15 February 2019}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
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| ⚫ | Deaths from illicit liquor are common in India, where illegally manufactured alcohol is often consumed for reasons including poverty and geographic isolation. Bootleggers have been known to add [[methanol]], a toxic substance used in antifreeze, to such brews; it can also be present because of a mistake in the distilling process. According to the latest figures from India’s [[National Crime Records Bureau]], 1,522 people died of drinking spurious liquor in 2015 — nearly all of them men.<ref name="auto"/> |
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==Incident== |
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| ⚫ | Deaths from illicit liquor are common in India, where illegally manufactured alcohol is often consumed for reasons including poverty and geographic isolation. Bootleggers have been known to add methanol, a toxic substance used in antifreeze, to such brews; it can also be present because of a mistake in the distilling process. According to the latest figures from India’s National Crime Records Bureau, 1,522 people died of drinking spurious liquor in 2015 — nearly all of them men.<ref name="auto"/> |
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In [[Uttar Pradesh]], the state that reported the majority of the deaths, had 36 people dying in [[Saharanpur district]] and eight in [[Kushinagar district]].<ref name="CNN">{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Swati |last2=Suri |first2=Manveena |title=Crackdown on illegal bootleggers after 80 die from toxic hooch in India |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/13/health/india-illegal-alcohol-deaths-intl/index.html |work=CNN |date=14 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In [[Uttarakhand]], 36 people died in [[Haridwar district]] after consuming illegal liquor served to them as part of a [[Indian rituals after death|mourning ritual]]. Authorities said they believe the two incidents were linked, with mourners probably having made the journey from Uttar Pradesh to Uttarakhand to transport liquor to sell.<ref name="auto">{{cite news |title=Deadly brew: At least 76 people die in India after drinking bootleg liquor |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/deadly-brew-at-least-76-people-die-in-india-after-consuming-bootleg-liquor/2019/02/10/0bccb1ec-2d35-11e9-ac6c-14eea99d5e24_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.119d617c91d5 |work=Washington Post |date=10 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="CNN"/> |
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The [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh|All India Institute of Medical Sciences]] in [[Rishikesh]], Uttarakhand, received about 93 patients of [[methanol poisoning]] over a four-day period.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kumar |first1=Manish |last2=Kaeley |first2=Nidhi |last3=Nagasubramanyam |first3=Vempalli |last4=Bhardwaj |first4=Bharat Bhushan |last5=Kumar |first5=Subodh |last6=Kabi |first6=Ankita |last7=Arora |first7=Poonam |last8=Dhar |first8=Mridul |title=Single center experience of managing methanol poisoning in the hilly state of Uttarakhand: A cross sectional study |journal=International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science |date=2019 |volume=9 |issue=4 |pages=172–176 |doi=10.4103/IJCIIS.IJCIIS_49_19 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6927134/ |issn=2229-5151}}</ref> |
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The police arrested eight suspected bootleggers.<ref>{{cite news |title=India: more than three dozen die in bootleg liquor poisoning |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/09/india-more-than-three-dozen-die-in-bootleg-liquor-poisoning |work=The Guardian |agency=Associated Press |date=9 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="DW">{{cite news |title=Bootleg liquor kills scores in India |url=https://www.dw.com/en/india-scores-dead-after-consuming-bootleg-liquor/a-47440028 |work=Deutsche Welle |date=9 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref> |
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In February 2019, nearly 100 people died after drinking contaminated alcohol in two neighboring states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in northern India.[1][2]
Background
Deaths from illicit liquor are common in India, where illegally manufactured alcohol is often consumed for reasons including poverty and geographic isolation. Bootleggers have been known to add methanol, a toxic substance used in antifreeze, to such brews; it can also be present because of a mistake in the distilling process. According to the latest figures from India’s National Crime Records Bureau, 1,522 people died of drinking spurious liquor in 2015 — nearly all of them men.[3]
Incident
In Uttar Pradesh, the state that reported the majority of the deaths, had 36 people dying in Saharanpur district and eight in Kushinagar district.[4]
In Uttarakhand, 36 people died in Haridwar district after consuming illegal liquor served to them as part of a mourning ritual. Authorities said they believe the two incidents were linked, with mourners probably having made the journey from Uttar Pradesh to Uttarakhand to transport liquor to sell.[3][4]
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, received about 93 patients of methanol poisoning over a four-day period.[5]
The police arrested eight suspected bootleggers.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ "Toxic Homemade Alcohol Kills Scores in India". The New York Times. 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Toxic alcohol kills dozens in northern India". BBC. 15 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Deadly brew: At least 76 people die in India after drinking bootleg liquor". Washington Post. 10 February 2019.
- ^ a b Gupta, Swati; Suri, Manveena (14 February 2019). "Crackdown on illegal bootleggers after 80 die from toxic hooch in India". CNN.
- ^ Kumar, Manish; Kaeley, Nidhi; Nagasubramanyam, Vempalli; Bhardwaj, Bharat Bhushan; Kumar, Subodh; Kabi, Ankita; Arora, Poonam; Dhar, Mridul (2019). "Single center experience of managing methanol poisoning in the hilly state of Uttarakhand: A cross sectional study". International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science. 9 (4): 172–176. doi:10.4103/IJCIIS.IJCIIS_49_19. ISSN 2229-5151.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ "India: more than three dozen die in bootleg liquor poisoning". The Guardian. Associated Press. 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Bootleg liquor kills scores in India". Deutsche Welle. 9 February 2019.