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20 dead after consuming illicit liquor in east India

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STORY: 20 dead after consuming illicit liquor in east India
SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 17, 2024
DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:13
LOCATION: New Delhi
CATEGORY: SOCIETY/LAW

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At least 20 people have died, and several others have been hospitalized over the past three days after allegedly consuming illicit liquor in India's eastern state of Bihar, confirmed a top police official over phone.
   
While 15 deaths were reported from the state's Siwan district, five persons died in Saran district.
   
Confirming the number of deaths due to consumption of illicit liquor, Bihar's Director General of Police Alok Raj told media that a total of 12 people had been arrested till now over the charge of supplying illicit liquor.
   
Meanwhile, some online media reports claimed that the death toll had reached up to 36.
   
Bihar witnesses a ban on sale and consumption of liquor since April 2016 when it was declared a "dry state." However, liquor continues to be sold across the state through illegal means. Similar deaths had been reported from the state in the past.
  
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi.
(XHTV)

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