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Illicit Alcohol Tragedies UPSC NOTE

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  Illicit alcohol poisonings, often called “hooch tragedies,” happen repeatedly across India, most recently in Amritsar, Punjab, killing at...

 

  • Illicit alcohol poisonings, often called “hooch tragedies,” happen repeatedly across India, most recently in Amritsar, Punjab, killing at least 23 people.

  • Victims are usually poor daily wage workers looking for cheap alcohol to escape daily hardships.

  • Bootleggers exploit this by selling unsafe, homemade alcohol using toxic ingredients like methanol, which is poisonous and used in industry.

  • Methanol is easy to steal and cheap, making it profitable for bootleggers, though dangerous or deadly when consumed.

  • These cases often involve a hidden network of corrupt officials, police, and local politicians.

  • Police are sometimes suspended, but the core problem is larger: organised theft and misuse of methanol.

  • Methanol is legal for industrial use but becomes dangerous when used in alcohol; it's classified as a Class B poison in many states.

  • Even when bootleggers are arrested, convictions are rare, and court cases drag on for years.

  • Stronger laws, better regulation of methanol transport, and stricter enforcement are needed.

  • The real solution lies in ending poverty, improving education, and cleaning up corruption in law enforcement.

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