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The '''1992 Odisha liquor deaths''' took place in May 1992 in [[Cuttack]], [[Odisha]] State, [[India]]. More than 200 people died after drinking illegally brewed [[poison]]ous [[liquor]]; another 600 people were hospitalised. It was one of the biggest tragedies of its kind in India.<br />
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Since the tragedy, several women's organisations in the state have demanded total [[prohibition]] on the sale and manufacture of liquor.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} The state government imposed a ban on alcohol in 1994; however, the [[Indian National Congress]] government that came to power in 1995 lifted prohibition on the ground that it was causing huge losses in revenue. In 2000, the police arrested liquor kingpin Surendranath Das, alias Belu, in the case.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE7D7103EF932A25756C0A964958260 |title=200 Die From Contaminated Liquor in India - NYTimes.com |location=Orissa (India); India |work=The New York Times|date=11 May 1992 |accessdate=9 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl1901/19010400.htm |title=Deadly concoctions |publisher=Frontlineonnet.com |date=16 July 1991 |accessdate=9 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/nov/02hooch.htm |title=Special: Death in the bottle: Kerala's illegal liquor tragedy |publisher=Rediff.com |date=2 November 2000 |accessdate=9 July 2010}}</ref> The accused was convicted in the lower court and upon appeal, [[Odisha High Court]] confirmed the life sentence awarded to Belu alias Surendra Das, the prime accused in the 1992 Cuttack hooch tragedy.<ref name="telegraphindia">{{cite news |title=HC confirms lifer for hooch case kingpin|url=<br />
https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/odisha/hc-confirms-lifer-for-hooch-case-kingpin/cid/340630 | date=30 October 2011 | first=Lalmohan | last=Patnaik | newspaper=The Telegraph |accessdate=10 November 2018}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of alcohol poisonings in India]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:1992 in India|Odisha liquor deaths, 1992]]<br />
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[[Category:1990s in Orissa]]<br />
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[[Category:May 1992 events in Asia]]<br />
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