Spurious liquor claims 23 lives in Orissa
Twenty three people in Ganjam district in Orissa and ten in the Icchapuram area in Andhra Pradesh have died after consuming spurious liquor over the last five days. Although the state government has ordered a judicial probe into the matter, the Opposition wants action against the top excise and police officials. T Krishna has lost his eyesight. A coolie at the Cuttack railway station, Krishna is one of the eight persons to have turned blind after consuming spurious liquor.
