(UPDATE) NEW DELHI — At least 34 people died and dozens were hospitalized after drinking illegally brewed liquor in southern India, local media reported on Thursday.
NEW DELHI — At least 34 people died and dozens were hospitalized after drinking illegally brewed liquor in southern India , local media reported on Thursday.M K Stalin, chief minister of Tamil Nadu state, said the 34 died after consuming liquor tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency.The incident occurred in the state's Kallakurichi district, where more than 100 people are being treated in various hospitals, top district official M S Prasanth said.
Later that day, Stalin said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that those involved in brewing the liquor had been arrested, and action has also been taken against officials who failed to prevent it.'Such crimes that ruin the society will be suppressed with an iron fist,' he said.Deaths from illegally brewed alcohol are common in the South Asian nation, where the poor cannot afford licensed brands from government-run shops.
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