By Ankush Chibber, 20-Dec-2011
The western state of Gujarat has passed one of the most stringent laws in India against illicit liquor, as the death toll from consumption of the toxic ‘hooch’ in the eastern state of West Bengal reaches 170.
A spokesman at the office of the governor of Gujarat, told FoodNavigator-Asia: “The Bombay Prohibition [Gujarat Amendment] Bill of 2009 has been finally given assent by the governor after initial objections..”
Under the bill, any person found manufacturing, stocking or transporting illicit liquor like hooch without a license can receive the death penalty or life imprisonment in Gujarat if consumption causes death .....Read More
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