NEW DELHI—The number of people who died after drinking illegally brewed alcohol in northern India rose to 72 Saturday as authorities began a crackdown and suspended police and officials. An average of 1,000 people, mostly from poorer sections of society, die in India each year after consuming illegally brewed alcohol, according to the National Crime Records Bureau. ( Dreamstime )Eight more deaths, blamed on tainted liquor, were reported in Kushinagar district, also in Uttar Pradesh, regional official BD Gupta said. The villagers drank the tainted liquor Thursday. They seized more than 2,000 pints of tainted liquor in raids.

Source: thestar February 09, 2019 19:41 UTC