At least 19 people have died from alcohol consumption that has been tampered with in two related episodes in the Indian state of Nagaland, where the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages has been prohibited since 1990, the local police reported today.
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27/09/2026
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Lusa
Sfollowing a police report in that state in northwest India, the deaths occurred in the Tuensang and Mokokchung districts, within two weeks, 11 in the first instance and eight in the second, in events that the police relate.
According to the authorities, the cause of death is due to the illegal consumption of beverages, with the presence of methanol, a toxic substance that can cause blindness and damage to vital organs, detected in forensic analysis.
A total of 19 people were arrested and about three thousand bottles seized in diligence to detect the origin of the alcohol distribution chain, including a special team formed in Mokokchung.
Since 1990 possession, sale, consumption, manufacture, import and export of alcohol throughout the state of Nagaland has been prohibited, although illegal marketing is a reality.