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| Indian toxic alcohol toll rises | Indian toxic alcohol toll rises |
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| At least 86 people are now known to have died in India's Gujarat state after drinking toxic illegal alcohol, police say. | |
| Labourers in the city of Ahmedabad were admitted to hospital on Tuesday after drinking illegal brew on Monday night. | Labourers in the city of Ahmedabad were admitted to hospital on Tuesday after drinking illegal brew on Monday night. |
| Authorities fear that this might not be the final death toll as more people had been admitted to hospital. | |
| Most of the dead are slum dwellers. Deaths from illegally brewed alcohol are common in South Asia. | Most of the dead are slum dwellers. Deaths from illegally brewed alcohol are common in South Asia. |
| Police raided various areas of Ahmedabad after the incident but no arrests have been made. | Police raided various areas of Ahmedabad after the incident but no arrests have been made. |
| Last year, about 150 people died from drinking tainted alcohol in the southern states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. | Last year, about 150 people died from drinking tainted alcohol in the southern states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. |
| Illegally brewed alcohol is readily found across India and is popular because it is cheap and said to be stronger than legal brews. | Illegally brewed alcohol is readily found across India and is popular because it is cheap and said to be stronger than legal brews. |
| But it is often laced with chemicals and pesticides in an attempt to boost its strength and has often caused people to die. | But it is often laced with chemicals and pesticides in an attempt to boost its strength and has often caused people to die. |
| Gujarat is a "dry" state where sale of alcohol is prohibited. | Gujarat is a "dry" state where sale of alcohol is prohibited. |
| It is the home state of India's independence leader, Mohandas Gandhi, who was a strong advocate of prohibition. | It is the home state of India's independence leader, Mohandas Gandhi, who was a strong advocate of prohibition. |