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Over 80 killed by bootleg alcohol in Indian state

Indian patient who drank bootleg alcohol

What you need to know:

  • The people died in three districts of the northern state and police have arrested 25 people, according to the Press Trust of India news agency.
  • Punjab state chief minister Amarinder Singh said Friday he had ordered a special inquiry into the deaths and "anyone found guilty will not be spared".

New Delhi,

More than 80 people have died in recent days after drinking toxic bootleg alcohol in the Indian state of Punjab, officials and reports said Saturday.