Three people have been arrested in connection with the case
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Mumbai: 33 people have died in Mumbai and 10 are fighting for their lives after drinking toxic liquor, police said Friday, in the latest incident of alcohol poisoning in India.
Dhananjay Kulkarni, Mumbai police deputy commissioner, said the victims had fallen ill on Wednesday morning after consuming the illicit moonshine.
"Thirty-three people have died and 10 are in a critical condition after they consumed spurious liquor. The toll may go up," the spokesman told AFP.
"Crime branch is investigating and three suspects are being held in custody," Kulkarni added.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, ordered an immediate inquiry.
In January, more than 31 people died near Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh after drinking a lethal batch of home-brewed liquor.
Police arrested 12 people in October 2013 after more than three dozen villagers died from toxic home-brewed liquor in Uttar Pradesh.
In 2011 nearly 170 people died in the eastern state of West Bengal after drinking moonshine.
( Source : PTI )
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