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	By 22 June 2015, seven people ~~have~~ been arrested, and eight police officers ~~have also been~~ suspended for negligence, in connection with the incident~~. The people who were arrested are believed to have transported the liquor to workers~~. The prime suspect, Mainka Bai, a woman, was absconding as of 22 June 2015. The arrested ~~included~~ two women: Mamta Rathod (aged 30) and Agnes Gracy alias Aunty (aged 50).<ref name=~~aljazeera~~/><ref name=~~nytimes~~/><ref name="Outlook-20150622">{{cite news\|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/mumbai-hooch-tragedy-toll-mounts-to-102-cong-demands-cms-resignation/903318\|title=Mumbai Hooch Tragedy: Toll Mounts to 102, Cong Demands CM's Resignation\|date=2015-06-22\|work=Outlook\|accessdate=22 June 2015}}</ref> Latif Khan was arrested on 23 June for his role in the distribution of the tainted beverages.<ref name=IT />		By 22 June 2015, seven people had been arrested, and eight police officers were suspended for negligence, in connection with the incident. The prime suspect, Mainka Bai, a woman, was absconding as of 22 June 2015. The people arrested are believed to have transported the liquor to workers and include two women: Mamta Rathod (aged 30) and Agnes Gracy alias Aunty (aged 50).<ref name=nytimes/><ref name=aljazeera/><ref name="Outlook-20150622">{{cite news\|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/mumbai-hooch-tragedy-toll-mounts-to-102-cong-demands-cms-resignation/903318\|title=Mumbai Hooch Tragedy: Toll Mounts to 102, Cong Demands CM's Resignation\|date=2015-06-22\|work=Outlook\|accessdate=22 June 2015}}</ref> Latif Khan was arrested on 23 June for his role in the distribution of the tainted beverages.<ref name=IT />

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

	==References==		==References==

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	By 22 June 2015, seven people have been arrested, and eight police officers have also been suspended for negligence, in connection with the incident. The people who were arrested are believed to have transported the liquor to workers. The prime suspect, Mainka Bai, a woman, was absconding as of 22 June 2015. The arrested included two women: Mamta Rathod (aged 30) and Agnes Gracy alias Aunty (aged 50).<ref name=~~nytimes~~/><ref name=~~aljazeera~~/><ref name="Outlook-20150622">{{cite news\|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/mumbai-hooch-tragedy-toll-mounts-to-102-cong-demands-cms-resignation/903318\|title=Mumbai Hooch Tragedy: Toll Mounts to 102, Cong Demands CM's Resignation\|date=2015-06-22\|work=Outlook\|accessdate=22 June 2015}}</ref> Latif Khan was arrested on 23 June for his role in the distribution of the tainted beverages.<ref name=IT />		By 22 June 2015, seven people have been arrested, and eight police officers have also been suspended for negligence, in connection with the incident. The people who were arrested are believed to have transported the liquor to workers. The prime suspect, Mainka Bai, a woman, was absconding as of 22 June 2015. The arrested included two women: Mamta Rathod (aged 30) and Agnes Gracy alias Aunty (aged 50).<ref name=aljazeera/><ref name=nytimes/><ref name="Outlook-20150622">{{cite news\|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/mumbai-hooch-tragedy-toll-mounts-to-102-cong-demands-cms-resignation/903318\|title=Mumbai Hooch Tragedy: Toll Mounts to 102, Cong Demands CM's Resignation\|date=2015-06-22\|work=Outlook\|accessdate=22 June 2015}}</ref> Latif Khan was arrested on 23 June for his role in the distribution of the tainted beverages.<ref name=IT />

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In June 2015, at least 102 people died after drinking contaminated alcohol in the Laxmi Nagar slum in [[Malad]], located in [[Mumbai]], [[India]].<ref name=latimes/><ref name=IT>{{cite news | url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/indian-police-arrest-man-for-selling-moonshine-that-killed-102-1.2261747 | title=Indian police arrest man for selling moonshine that killed 102 | date=24 June 2015 | newspaper=The Irish Times | accessdate=23 October 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33179175 | title=India toxic alcohol kills 84 in Mumbai | work=BBC News | date=20 June 2015 | accessdate=20 June 2015}}</ref><ref name=aljazeera/> Another 45 people were hospitalised as a result of the incident.<ref name=IT /><ref>{{cite web | url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/tainted-liquor-kills-84-indias-financial-hub-mumbai-31908466 | title=Tainted Liquor Kills 84 in India's Financial Hub of Mumbai | work=ABC News | date=20 June 2015 | accessdate=20 June 2015}}</ref> The incident has been described as the worst of its kind in over a decade.<ref name=nytimes>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/21/world/asia/toxic-liquor-in-india-kills-at-least-84.html?_r=0 | title=Toxic Liquor in India Kills at Least 84 | work=New York Times | date=20 June 2015 | accessdate=20 June 2015 | author=Najar, Nida}}</ref>
==Background==
Alcohol poisoning incidents are common in India, where poor people often cannot afford licensed liquor. In 2004, 104 people died after drinking contaminated alcohol in the Mumbai neighbourhood of [[Vikhroli]].<ref name="aljazeera">{{cite web | url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/06/toxic-alcohol-kills-scores-india-mumbai-150620131103400.html | title=Toxic alcohol kills scores in India's Mumbai | work=Al Jazeera | date=20 June 2015 | accessdate=20 June 2015}}</ref>

==Arrests==
By 22 June 2015, seven people have been arrested, and eight police officers have also been suspended for negligence, in connection with the incident. The people who were arrested are believed to have transported the liquor to workers. The prime suspect, Mainka Bai, a woman, was absconding as of 22 June 2015. The arrested included two women: Mamta Rathod (aged 30) and Agnes Gracy alias Aunty (aged 50).<ref name=nytimes/><ref name=aljazeera/><ref name="Outlook-20150622">{{cite news|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/mumbai-hooch-tragedy-toll-mounts-to-102-cong-demands-cms-resignation/903318|title=Mumbai Hooch Tragedy: Toll Mounts to 102, Cong Demands CM's Resignation|date=2015-06-22|work=Outlook|accessdate=22 June 2015}}</ref> Latif Khan was arrested on 23 June for his role in the distribution of the tainted beverages.<ref name=IT />

==Cause==
According to police, the victims suffered [[methanol poisoning]] from methanol that had been added to the liquor to increase its potency.<ref name=latimes>{{cite web | url=http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-toxic-hooch-in-india-leaves-84-dead-20150620-story.html | title=84 dead in India after drinking toxic homemade liquor | work=Los Angeles Times | date=20 June 2015 | accessdate=21 June 2015 | author=Bengali, Shashank}}</ref>

==Reaction==
The government of India has announced that it will compensate the families of the victims of the incident with 100,000 rupees, the equivalent of $1,575 in US dollars.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33224514 | title=India alcohol poisoning: Mumbai death toll tops 100 | work=BBC News | date=22 June 2015 | accessdate=22 June 2015}}</ref>
{{wikinews|Dozens dead in Mumbai after consuming toxic alcohol}}

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

==References==
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[[Category:2015 disasters in India]]
[[Category:Alcohol-related deaths in India]]
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[[Category:Methanol poisoning incidents]]
[[Category:Crime in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Health disasters in India]]
[[Category:June 2015 events in India]]