About 30 people died in a group after drinking moonshine illegally manufactured in northeastern India.
Local media, including NDTV, reported that about 30 residents had died after drinking moonshine in the last three days in West Champaran and Gopalganji, Bihar provinces.
Although Bihar is not officially allowed to buy or sell alcohol, moonshine production and consumption is tacitly done.
Residents who drank moonshine from the morning of the 4th local time showed symptoms such as vomiting, difficulty breathing, and blurred vision, and were taken to the hospital, but lost their lives one after another.
As of last night, police announced that 24 people had died, including 13 in West Champaran and 11 in Gopalganji.
However, local media reported that the death toll was around 35, saying that there are many cases where the bereaved family held a funeral without reporting to the police.
The authorities announced, "Even if you drink moonshine, you will not be punished, so if you have any problems with your body, please come to the hospital immediately."
Currently, about 10 people are being treated, and they are also likely to be blind or even die.
In Bihar, at least 92 people have died from drinking moonshine so far this year.
The police launched an investigation, including arresting dozens of people in a raid on a moonshine manufacturing and sales establishment.
In India, poor people who cannot afford to buy alcohol often drink moonshine at cheap prices.
Because of this, mass deaths from drinking alcohol containing toxic substances such as industrial methanol often occur.
In 2011, 172 people died from drinking moonshine in West Bengal.
Last year, moonshine accidents continued, with about 10 residents drinking alcohol-based hand sanitizer in southern Andhra Pradesh and about 90 people dying from drinking moonshine in Punjab.