The adulterated alcohol caused a massacre in India: 116 dead | Chronic

More than one hundred people died in northern India for consuming adulterated alcohol. Some 300 people linked to illicit traffic have been arrested.

"Illegal liquor is being badyzed. It seems that pesticides and other chemicals have made toxic", Detailed police authorities, who added that the death toll has reached 116.

While waiting for the final result of these tests, the first autopsies revealed that the liquid contained methanol, a substance that affects the central nervous system.

Finally, it appeared that each of the bottles was sold at around 100 rupees (US $ 1.4), a very low cost that makes it very popular in rural areas or poor suburbs.