19 people dead and six blinded after drinking tainted liquor in India

At least 19 people have died and another six have been blinded after drinking tainted liquor in northern India over the weekend, police said.

Another 50 people fell ill after consuming the home-brewed liquor on Friday and were being treated in hospitals in Etah district in Uttar Pradesh state, senior police officer Ajay Shankar Rai said.