This is a partial list of alcohol poisonings in India. These incidents are often – but not exclusively – associated with
methanol
Methanol (also called methyl alcohol and wood spirit, amongst other names) is an organic chemical and the simplest aliphatic alcohol, with the formula C H3 O H (a methyl group linked to a hydroxyl group, often abbreviated as MeOH). It is ...
poisoning of the victims, where toxic methyl alcohol is used as a cheap way, as compared to the proper use of
ethanol
Ethanol (abbr. EtOH; also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, drinking alcohol, or simply alcohol) is an organic compound. It is an alcohol with the chemical formula . Its formula can be also written as or (an ethyl group linked to a ...
, to increase the alcohol content of
moonshine
Moonshine is high-proof liquor that is usually produced illegally. The name was derived from a tradition of creating the alcohol during the nighttime, thereby avoiding detection. In the first decades of the 21st century, commercial dist ...
.
* 1978
Dhanbad liquor tragedy
* 1981
Karnataka alcohol poisonings
* 1982
Vypeen alcohol poisonings
* 1991
Delhi alcohol poisonings
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1992 Odisha liquor deaths
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2008 Karnataka-Tamil Nadu alcohol poisonings
* 2009
Gujarat alcohol poisonings
* 2011
Sangrampur methanol poisonings
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2011 Bengal alcohol poisonings
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2012 Odisha alcohol poisonings
* 2013
Azamgarh alcohol poisonings
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2015 Bengal alcohol poisonings
* 2015
Mumbai alcohol poisonings
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2016 Bihar alcohol poisonings
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2019 Assam alcohol poisonings
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2019 Uttar Pradesh - Uttarakhand alcohol poisoning
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2020 Punjab alcohol poisoning
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2022 Gujarat Toxic Liquor deaths
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2022 Bihar alcohol poisoning
See also
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Alcohol prohibition in India
Alcohol prohibition in India is in force in the states of Bihar,
Gujarat, Mizoram, and Nagaland. All other Indian states and union territories permit the sale of alcohol.
The directive principles of state policy (DPSP) in the constitution o ...
{{Alcohol in India
Alcohol-related deaths in India
Alcohol poisonings
Methanol poisoning incidents
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