According to the revised excise guidelines in Uttar Pradesh, a person will have to obtain a license to purchase, transport or keep in private possession liquor in excess of the prescribed retail limit.
It is believed that two to three drinks can take the BA reading to anywhere between 0.06 to 0.1 level, which can affect a person’s reaction time, fine motor skills, memory and judgement.
More than a hundred people are reported to have consumed the liquor, suspected to have been bought from the same seller, Khumtai's BJP MLA Mrinal Saikia said.
The death toll is likely to increase as reports of more persons falling ill after consuming the spurious liquor are coming in, a district official said.
In the case of Kathpalia being detected 'BA positive' on November 11, the privileges of his licence have been suspended for a period of three years as per the provisions of applicable regulations.
According to the data for Operation Yellow Water, the biggest haul was made by the Sector 24 police station team which seized 1,584 litres of illegal liquor, including 48 litres English-made alcohol and arrested six persons.
