Nepal, May 13 -- At least 14 people died and six were hospitalized in critical condition after consuming toxic liquor overnight in northern India, police said Tuesday.

Seven people were arrested on allegations they supplied the toxic liquor in five villages around 19 kilometers (12 miles) from the city of Amritsar in northern Punjab, senior police officer Maninder Singh said.

The police have launched a crackdown to destroy the network of spurious liquor supplies in the area following the incident, Singh said.

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