17 dead in India after drinking moonshine


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NEW DELHI: Seventeen people have died in northern India and six are in critical condition after drinking moonshine, police said Tuesday (May 13), updating the toll.

Hundreds of people die every year in India from drinking cheap alcohol made in backstreet distilleries.

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