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	'''Karnataka liquor deaths''' are deaths in [[Karnataka]] state in [[India]] in 1981 by consuming illegal [[liquor]]. In July 1981 about 308 people died in [[Bangalore]] by illicit liquor.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/10/world/deaths-from-illegal-liquor-rise-to-308-in-southern-india.html \|title=Deaths From Illegal Liquor Rise to 308 in Southern India \|date=10 July 1981 \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|accessdate=5 July 2010}}</ref> Adulteration of cheap liquor by [[methyl]] alcohol resulted in deaths.{{specify}}

	Availability of cheap spurious alcohol, (known as hooch) is a problem around the [[Tannery Road]] area of the [[Bangalore Cantonment]], with many dwellers getting addicted. Notorious bootlegger Marimuthu (who later became a councillor of [[Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike\|BBMP]]) and Ameer Jan were running the ~~racket~~. Hooch is brewed from industrial alcohol, by separating ~~Methyl Alcohol,~~ and adding water ~~- A dangerous~~ process which can leave traces of poisonous [[Methyl Alcohol]]. The brew is slow poison, damaging kidney and intestines, leading to slow death. On 7 July 1981, about 300 people (Official figures 229) around the [[Tannery Road]] area died as a result of consuming this spurious alcohol. Most of the victims were poor [[Dalit]]s. Police registered cases against 63 people, but none were convicted or punished. An enquiry commission revealed a connection between some politicians and the bootleggers. A paltry sum of INR 1000 per family was paid to the victims by the [[R. Gundu Rao\|Gundu Rao]] government.<ref name=Hooch>{{cite news\|last1=Hanumantharaya\|first1=C H\|title=The Big Hooch Tragedy\|url=http://talkmag.in/cms/columns/crimefolio/item/421-the-big-hooch-tragedy\|accessdate=4 January 2015\|issue=Bangalore\|publisher=Talk\|date=14 December 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104095842/http://talkmag.in/cms/columns/crimefolio/item/421-the-big-hooch-tragedy\|archive-date=2015-01-04\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		'''Karnataka liquor deaths''' are deaths in [[Karnataka]] state in [[India]] in 1981 by consuming illegal [[liquor]]. In July 1981 about 308 people died in [[Bangalore]] by illicit liquor.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/10/world/deaths-from-illegal-liquor-rise-to-308-in-southern-india.html \|title=Deaths From Illegal Liquor Rise to 308 in Southern India \|date=10 July 1981 \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|accessdate=5 July 2010}}</ref> Adulteration of cheap liquor by [[methyl alcohol]] resulted in deaths.

			Availability of cheap spurious alcohol (known as [[Moonshine\|hooch]]) is a problem around the [[Tannery Road]] area of the [[Bangalore Cantonment]], with many dwellers getting [[Alcohol addiction\|addicted]]. Notorious [[Rum-running\|bootlegger]] Marimuthu (who later became a councillor of [[Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike\|BBMP]]) and Ameer Jan were running the operation.<ref name="Hooch" /> Hooch is brewed from [[industrial alcohol]], by separating methyl alcohol and adding water – a risky process which can leave traces of poisonous [[Methyl Alcohol\|methyl alcohol]]. The brew is a slow poison, damaging the [[kidney]] and intestines, leading to slow death.<ref name="Hooch" />

			On 7 July 1981, about 300 people (Official figures 229) around the [[Tannery Road]] area died as a result of consuming this spurious alcohol. Most of the victims were poor [[Dalit]]s. Police registered cases against 63 people, but none were convicted or punished. An enquiry commission revealed a connection between some politicians and the bootleggers. A paltry sum of [[Indian rupee\|INR]]1000 ({{Inflation\|index=IN\|value=1000\|start_year=1981\|r=-2\|fmt=eq\|cursign=INR}}; close to US$200) per family was paid to the victims by the [[R. Gundu Rao\|Gundu Rao]] government.<ref name="Hooch">{{cite news\|last1=Hanumantharaya\|first1=C H\|title=The Big Hooch Tragedy\|url=http://talkmag.in/cms/columns/crimefolio/item/421-the-big-hooch-tragedy\|accessdate=4 January 2015\|issue=Bangalore\|publisher=Talk\|date=14 December 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104095842/http://talkmag.in/cms/columns/crimefolio/item/421-the-big-hooch-tragedy\|archive-date=2015-01-04\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	[[List of alcohol poisonings in India]]
			* [[List of alcohol poisonings in India]]

	== References ==		== References ==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

	[[Category:1981 in India\|Karnataka Liquor Deaths, 1981]]		[[Category:1981 disasters in India\|Karnataka Liquor Deaths, 1981]]
	[[Category:Alcohol-related deaths in India]]		[[Category:Alcohol-related deaths in India]]
	[[Category:Methanol poisoning incidents]]		[[Category:Methanol poisoning incidents]]
	[[Category:1980s in ~~Bangalore]]~~		[[Category:1980s in Bengaluru]]
	~~[[Category:History of Karnataka (1947–present)]]~~		[[Category:July 1981 in India]]
	~~[[Category:Food safety scandals~~]]
	[[Category:July 1981 ~~events~~ in ~~Asia~~]]


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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
'''Karnataka liquor deaths''' are deaths in [[Karnataka]] state in [[India]] in 1981 by consuming illegal [[liquor]]. In July 1981 about 308 people died in [[Bangalore]] by illicit liquor.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/10/world/deaths-from-illegal-liquor-rise-to-308-in-southern-india.html |title=Deaths From Illegal Liquor Rise to 308 in Southern India |date=10 July 1981 |work=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=5 July 2010}}</ref> Adulteration of cheap liquor by [[methyl]] alcohol resulted in deaths.{{specify}}

Availability of cheap spurious alcohol, (known as hooch) is a problem around the [[Tannery Road]] area of the [[Bangalore Cantonment]], with many dwellers getting addicted. Notorious bootlegger Marimuthu (who later became a councillor of [[Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike|BBMP]]) and Ameer Jan were running the racket. Hooch is brewed from industrial alcohol, by separating Methyl Alcohol, and adding water - A dangerous process which can leave traces of poisonous [[Methyl Alcohol]]. The brew is slow poison, damaging kidney and intestines, leading to slow death. On 7 July 1981, about 300 people (Official figures 229) around the [[Tannery Road]] area died as a result of consuming this spurious alcohol. Most of the victims were poor [[Dalit]]s. Police registered cases against 63 people, but none were convicted or punished. An enquiry commission revealed a connection between some politicians and the bootleggers. A paltry sum of INR 1000 per family was paid to the victims by the [[R. Gundu Rao|Gundu Rao]] government.<ref name=Hooch>{{cite news|last1=Hanumantharaya|first1=C H|title=The Big Hooch Tragedy|url=http://talkmag.in/cms/columns/crimefolio/item/421-the-big-hooch-tragedy|accessdate=4 January 2015|issue=Bangalore|publisher=Talk|date=14 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104095842/http://talkmag.in/cms/columns/crimefolio/item/421-the-big-hooch-tragedy|archive-date=2015-01-04|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== See also ==
[[List of alcohol poisonings in India]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:1981 in India|Karnataka Liquor Deaths, 1981]]
[[Category:Alcohol-related deaths in India]]
[[Category:Methanol poisoning incidents]]
[[Category:1980s in Bangalore]]
[[Category:History of Karnataka (1947–present)]]
[[Category:Food safety scandals]]
[[Category:July 1981 events in Asia]]

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