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The '''Laththa Commission''' was a [[Commission of Inquiry]] appointed by the [[Government of Gujarat]] to probe the [[2009 Gujarat alcohol poisonings|2009 hooch tragedy]] that claimed 148 lives in Ahmedabad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prohibition-excise.gujarat.gov.in/pne/downloads/Hooch%20tragedy%20Commsion%20Report%2028.02.pdf |title=Hooch tragedy Commission Report|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806084902/http://www.prohibition-excise.gujarat.gov.in/pne/downloads/Hooch%20tragedy%20Commsion%20Report%2028.02.pdf|archivedate=2016-08-06|format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2016-08-06}}</ref><ref name=ie>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/09-hooch-panel-blames-govt-for-laxity-on-methanol-use/ |title=Hooch: Panel blames govt for laxity on methanol use |publisher=The Indian Express |date=2012-04-01 |accessdate=2016-08-06}}</ref><br />
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The deaths occurred due to the consumption of ''Laththa'' (spurious liquor which contains [[methanol]]). The commissionÂ’ recommended framing stringent rules for the transportation, possession & use of methyl alcohol and adopt measures to control pilferage of methyl alcohol in transit by introducing systems such as electronic locks.<ref name=ie /><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Bombay Prohibition (Gujarat Amendment) 2009]]<br />
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