According to foreign media reports, on August 2, the death toll in the fake liquor case in Punjab, India rose to 98, and 25 suspects were arrested. The state government announced that it will provide a pension of 200,000 rupees, or about 18,000 yuan, for each family of the dead.

It is reported that Indian holiday wine only sells for 10 rupees per liter, which is about RMB 9 cents. Unscrupulous merchants often produce and sell fake wine, causing collective poisoning.