1992 Odisha liquor deaths

November 2019 November 2018 The 1992 Odisha liquor deaths took place in May 1992 in Cuttack, Odisha State, India. More than 200 people died after drinking illegally brewed poisonous liquor; another 600 people were hospitalised. It was one of the biggest tragedies of its kind in India. Since the tragedy, several women's organisations in the state have demanded total prohibition on the sale and manufacture of liquor.July 2016 The state government imposed a ban on alcohol in 1994; however, the Indian National Congress government that came to power in 1995 lifted prohibition on the ground that it was causing huge losses in revenue. In 2000, the police arrested liquor kingpin Surendranath Das, alias Belu, in the case.https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE7D7103EF932A25756C0A964958260 200 Die From Contaminated Liquor in India - NYTimes.com Orissa (India); India The New York Times 11 May 1992 9 July 2010http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl1901/19010400.htm Deadly concoctions Frontlineonnet.com 16 July 1991 9 July 2010http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/nov/02hooch.htm Special: Death in the bottle: Kerala's illegal liquor tragedy Rediff.com 2 November 2000 9 July 2010 The accused was convicted in the lower court and upon appeal, Odisha High Court confirmed the life sentence awarded to Belu alias Surendra Das, the prime accused in the 1992 Cuttack hooch tragedy.HC confirms lifer for hooch case kingpin https://www.telegraphindia.com/odisha/hc-confirms-lifer-for-hooch-case-kingpin/cid/340630 30 October 2011 Lalmohan Patnaik The Telegraph 10 November 2018 See also List of alcohol poisonings in India References Odisha liquor deaths, 1992 Category:Alcohol-related deaths in India Category:Methanol poisoning incidents Category:Cuttack Odisha liquor deaths Category:Crime in Odisha Category:Alcohol in Odisha Odisha liquor deaths