Indian officials in Uttar Pradesh raid an illegal liquor manufacturing unit last year. Bootleg liquor is widely consumed across India, where a bottle is sometimes sold for less than a dollar. - AFP
Lucknow (India) (AFP) - A dozen people have died after drinking toxic homemade alcohol in Uttar Pradesh state, police said Monday, the latest incident of bootleg booze killing Indian drinkers.
Police in the northern state said victims complaining of severe stomach pain fell seriously ill after consuming a batch of illicit moonshine last Thursday.
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