At least 99 people have died and more than 100 are being treated in hospital after drinking toxic bootleg alcohol in north-eastern India, officials say. Several women are among the victims, who all worked on tea plantations in Assam state. The first victims died on Thursday, the administrator of the Golaghat district in Assam, Dhiren Hazarika, is quoted as saying by Agence France-Presse (AFP). One worker who is undergoing treatment at Golaghat Hospital told the BBC that he had been at a tea plantation on Thursday. His wife then took him to the tea plantation hospital, and he was referred to the district hospital.

Source: The Star February 23, 2019 14:37 UTC