India toxic alcohol toll tops 100

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Source: BBC

The number of people who have died in the western Indian state of Gujarat after drinking toxic illegal alcohol has now risen to 107, police say.

Meanwhile, in raids across the state, police have detained over 800 people and Chief Minister Narendra Modi has vowed to punish those responsible.

In Ahmedabad city, where the deaths have taken place, schools and colleges have shut in protest.

Officials say the final toll may be higher as more people are in hospital.

Most of the dead are slum dwellers. Gujarat is a "dry" state where the sale of alcohol is banned.

But deaths from illegally brewed alcohol are common in South Asia.

Last year, about 150 people died from drinking tainted alcohol in the southern states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.



Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8144023.stm

[Tutankhamun]

1. Prohibition strikes again.

[Flaneur]

2. Yep. What he said.