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5 die after consuming bootleg rice beer in eastern India
NEW DELHI, July 1, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – At least five people died and five
others hospitalised after drinking illegally brewed rice beer in the eastern
Indian state of Jharkhand, police said Sunday.
The incident took place in the state’s Simdega district.
“Some 10 people consumed the rice beer at a local woman’s place late
Saturday evening and soon started vomitting and complained of stomach pain.
The victims were rushed to a nearby hospital where five died during
treatment,” a police official said.
Five others are still being treated at the hospital, he added.
A probe has been ordered into the incident, the official said. “No one has
been arrested yet,” he added.
Toxic alcohol deaths regularly occur in India, where people often drink
cheap bootleg liquor and rice beer.
BSS/XINHUA/GMR/1148 hrs