AHMEDABAD, India—At least 28 people have died and 60 others became ill from drinking altered liquor in western India, officials said Tuesday.
Senior government official Mukesh Parmar said the deaths occurred in Ahmedabad and Botad districts of Gujarat state, where manufacturing, sale, and consumption of liquor are prohibited. It was not immediately known what chemical was used to alter the liquor.Ashish Gupta, Gujarat state’s police chief, said several suspected bootleggers who were involved in selling the spiked alcohol have been detained.
