at Least 84 people have lost their lives, and about 200 have been hospitalized after drinking illicit hjemmebryg in the state of Assam in northeastern India.
It writes Reuters.
the Deaths come less than two weeks after more than 100 people had died of the same causes in the federal states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
the Police have already slammed håndjernene on 12 persons in connection with the case.
Hjemmebrændt alcohol is, according to local authorities a big problem, as it is extremely popular among many of the country’s poor workers, who cannot afford branded products.
– Each 10. the minute we hear about the deaths from different places. So far around 200 people have been hospitalized, says the state health minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, to Reuters.
Doctors from the nearby areas have been rushed in to take care of the crisis, assures she.
