2009 Gujarat alcohol poisonings

Mass poisoning in Gujarat, India the mass poisoning incident in 2022 2022 Gujarat toxic liquor deaths The Gujarat alcohol poisonings occurred in July 2009 in Gujarat, resulting in the death of 136 peopleAhmedabad liquor death toll rises to 136 from consumption of bootleg liquor. Background Gujarat had banned alcohol consumption since 1960 as a homage to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. However bootlegged alcohol, known as Hooch, is widely available, allegedly under the patronage of the local police.crore business under cops' nose' Gujarat has witnessed several occasions of alcohol poisoning, claiming the lives of more than 400 people after the ban was enforced.Hooch might return to haunt To counter the liquor mafia, the state government in 1996 formed the State Prohibition Department, which was dismantled in 2006 because of a shortage of police personnel. During the tenure of the department there were no incidents of alcohol poisoning in Gujarat.Gujarat to build team to counter liquor mafia The revenue loss to Gujarat government because of the ban is estimated to be around Rs 30 Billion. https://www.ft.com/content/5e73a3ba-6f44-11de-9109-00144feabdc0 Call to end Gujarat alcohol ban after 122 deaths 2009-07-14 2015-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20150708232100/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5e73a3ba-6f44-11de-9109-00144feabdc0.html dead Alcohol poisoning On 7 July 2009, ten people died in Behrampura after drinking spurious liquor.Killer brew claims 10 lives in city The liquor was brewed in the house of Arvind Solanki, who also died after consuming the liquor. The death toll rose to 43 next day http://www.katu.com/news/national/50226387.html Police: Homemade liquor kills 43 2009-07-14 2009-07-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20090712125004/http://www.katu.com/news/national/50226387.html dead and crossed 120 by 12 July. Indian Bootleg Liquor Toll Rises to 123 as Gujarat Vows Probe Two hundred seventy-six people were admitted in various hospitals with nearly 100 of them in intensive care units.Gujarat hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 136 More than 1,000 litres of hooch containing methanol was brought to Ahmedabad from Mahemdavad.Investigation: Cops hand-in-glove with Guj hooch mafia Reactions After the incident, there had been demands for repealing the prohibition of alcohol in the state.In right spirit, Gujarat must end prohibition Vijay Mallya, the chairman of United Breweries, criticised the Gujarat government. He claimed that: "Blanket prohibition has never worked in this free world".Mallya decries Gujarat liquor ban The state assembly also witnessed scenes of uproar and demands for the resignation of Narendra Modi, the chief minister of the state.Gujarat's chief minister faces calls to quit after moonshine poisoning claims 112 in India 2009-07-10 The Guardian https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194222/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jul/10/india-deaths-bootleg-alcohol 2023-06-27 live https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jul/10/india-deaths-bootleg-alcohol The leader of the opposition of Gujarat Assembly, Shaktisinh Gohil, alleged that Rasik Paramar, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor in the area, was a key figure in the state's bootlegging network.Hooch tragedy kills 122; Modi in a fix Following the tragedy, the police conducted more than 8,000 raids in the state, booking 6,713 persons for violation of prohibitionGujarat police launch crackdown on hooch On 14 July, the police announced that Vinod Chauhan, the prime accused had managed to slip out of Gujarat.Key accused in hooch tragedy slips out of Gujarat The state government introduced a bill in the state Assembly to amend the Prohibition Law, calling for penal action up to the death penalty for those convicted in spurious liquor cases.Hooch Tragedy: Guj for death penalty for convicts http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hooch-tragedy-guj-for-death-penalty-for-convicts/97227-3.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090718150319/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hooch-tragedy-guj-for-death-penalty-for-convicts/97227-3.html 2009-07-18 dead 2009-07-16 See also Prohibition in Gujarat Laththa Commission Bombay Prohibition (Gujarat Amendment) 2009 List of alcohol poisonings in India References 2 Gujarat Gujarat alcohol poisonings Category:Alcohol-related deaths in India Category:Methanol poisoning incidents Category:Crime in Gujarat Gujarat alcohol poisonings