The Delhi alcohol poisonings killed 199 people in Delhi on 5 November 1991 when they consumed illicit liquor. Most of them were casual labourers and rickshaw-pullers who died after consuming Karpoor Asav or sura, a so-called ayurvedic medicine.[1] This 'Karpoor Asav' was manufactured by a firm called Karnal Pharmacy based in Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. Tests confirmed that this 'Karpoor Asav' contained methyl alcohol. The Delhi Administration set up a one-Man Commission of Inquiry under the Chairmanship of Jagdish Chandra, a retired Judge of the Delhi High Court under the Commission of Inquiry Act. 1952.[2]
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edit- ^ Menon, Ramesh (30 November 1991). "Over 200 deaths expose racket in ayurvedic drugs in Delhi". India Today. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "ls/lsdeb/ls10/ses2/11221191". parliamentofindia.nic.in. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
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