KATHMANDU, Jan 26: The government has banned "for now" the sale and distribution of Khukuri Rum and Virgin Whisky, maintaining that these liquors affected the people´s health seriously. According to Kantipur Television, at least one person has died and four others are taken ill seriously after consuming these liquors.
After it received serious complaints from the people about these liquors, the Home Ministry has directed the Kathmandu police to ban the sale and distribution of locally brewed and produced Khukuri Run and Virgin Whisky. At the directives of the Central Police Control, local police units have asked retailers not to sell the liquors, according to the private TV channel.
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Deputy Director General of the Inland Revenue Department Nawaraj Bhandari told the YV that the sale of the liquors have been banned "for now" after complaints against these liquors poured in. The ban will be in place until the report of its samples is examined.
The TV quoted Kathmandu police chief Nawaraj Silwal as saying that Birbal Tamang of Sindhuli, who consumed Virgin Whisky, died in the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) this morning. Tamang had just returned from Malaysia a few days ago and had consumed the whiskey at a hotel in Balaju, police investigation show. One Gokul Ghimire, who felt sick after consuming Khukuri Rum, is on ventilator at the Life Care Hospital, the channel reported. One Tek Bahadur Bhandari has experienced visual problems after consuming Virgin Whisky. Bhandari and Thakkar Prasad Sharma have been admitted at the TUTH.
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