In the Southern Indian state of Tamilnad, 29 people were killed due to the use of counterfeit alcohol, another 100 were hospitalized with poisoning.
According to the Press Trust of India news agency with reference to the representative of the local authorities M.S. Prasant, the incident occurred in the municipality of Kallakurichi. Prasant warned that the number of dead could increase.
The head of the municipality M.K. Stalin wrote on the social network X that the investigation is being conducted in fact.
In the state of Bihar in the east of India, where alcohol has been banned for seven years, in 2023, 20 people died due to the use of counterfeit alcohol.