Dehradun: At least 30 people died on Friday after consuming spurious liquor in areas located at Utta
Dehradun: At least 30 people died on Friday after consuming spurious liquor in areas located at Uttarakhand-Uttar Pradesh border with 10 others being hospitalized, police sources said, adding the death toll could go up.
The villagers allegedly took liquor containing dangerous methyl alcohol, sources said.
A magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the incident, Uttarakhand state Excise and Finance Minister Prakash Pant said. Over a dozen officials of the state excise department in Haridwar district have been suspended, Pant said.
