Locally brewed liquor possibly tainted with lethal chemicals killed at least 59 people in southern India over the weekend. Guess you can't outsource everything now, can you, Raj!Bootleggers began selling their deadly brew on Saturday after police shut authorized liquor shops in parts of the Karnataka state because of voting for the state government. In India, liquor stores and bars are routinely closed during elections to prevent politicians from handing out free alcohol in a bid to win votes. Kinda surprising when you think about how many people there would probably want a hot meal, clothing, or shelter.
Since Saturday, 59 people, most of them poor laborers, have died and 17 others were in the hospital. Six people have been arrested for selling the killer concoction, and police were analyzing the drink to determine what made it so deadly. My guess is that it was brewed with water from the Ganges river. Or it was fermented in the same tubs where lepers bathe. Or they substituted elephant dung for hops.
Deaths from illicitly brewed liquor are frequent in Indian villages and towns, where locally made brew is often spiked with pesticides or chemicals like the banned methyl alcohol to make it stronger or increase the amount. Because when you live in a society with a caste system and rampant poverty, getting fucked up is key. But seriously, how much of a raging alkie must you be to swill some nasty mash strangers are giving out for free? You can't make it a day without your sauce? If you live there and haven't figured out that they're gonna close the original Kwik-E-Mart on election day, you're too stupid for drinking to have any effect.
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