Saturday, August 13, 2016

Entire village in India fined for violating alcohol ban...

Every household in a village in India has been fined by the district magistrate for violating a new alcohol ban.

All 50 households in Kailashpuri in Bihar state have been ordered to pay 5,000 rupees (£58) as a collective fine following the recovery of liquor bottles in the village.

It is believed to be the first case of collective punishment since a strict alcohol prohibition law came into force in the North Indian state in April.

In the event that someone dies drinking hooch, the manufacturers, suppliers and sellers can be sentenced to death under the legislation.

But the most controversial provision is the one that makes every family member, including children, responsible for the consumption and possession of alcohol in a house. Full story...

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