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Toxic liquor deaths rise as alcohol ban proves ineffective in Bihar, India

SCMP, 23 Dec 2022
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Deaths from consuming illicit alcohol in the eastern Indian state of Bihar have been on the rise since state authorities imposed a complete ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol in 2016. A black market for fake alcohol is flourishing, but the toxic concoctions have killed several hundred people since the controversial prohibition was introduced seven years ago.

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