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69 dead after consuming spurious liquor in Assam
Updated On: 23 February, 2019 01:13 PM IST | | ANI
The deaths come less than two weeks after more than 70 people died in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand from consuming illegally produced local alcohol
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Golaghat (Assam): As many as 69 people are dead after consuming spurious liquor in Golaghat and Jorhat districts, confirmed Assam's Excise Department. The officials of the department said at least 40 people have been admitted in various hospitals.
Golaghat DSP Parthopratim Saikia said, "As many as 40 people are being treated in hospitals in Golaghat and Jorhat. Police have launched a massive crackdown to nab those responsible for distribution for illicit liquor in the area."
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