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Toll rises to 38 in Indian spurious liquor incident

Members of the youth wing of India's main opposition Congress party prepare to burn an effigy depicting Gujarat state's Home Minister Harsh Ramesh Sanghvi during a protest against what they say is liquor sale, in Ahmedabad, India, July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Amit Dave

At least 10 more people have died in India's western state of Gujarat after having drunk spurious liquor, taking the toll in the incident to 38, state officials said on Wednesday.

Police launched an investigation and made six arrests after 51 people affected in Monday's incident in the state's adjoining districts of Ahmedabad and Botad were admitted to hospital, in addition to the deaths.

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