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BHOPAL: Close on the heels of the spurious liquor deaths Madhya Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal for capital punishment and hefty fine of Rs 20 lakh over fatalities due to illicit liquor. State cabinet approved amendments to the state Excise Act incorporating capital punishment and life imprisonment in the cases of deaths caused due to the consumption of spurious liquor. This amendment proposal which also imposes Rs 20 lakh fine will become a law once approved by the state Legislative Assembly. The move comes against the backdrop of the death of seven people after drinking spurious liquor in Mandsaur and four in Indore recently. A provision of Rs 20 lakh fine in such cases has also been made in the amendment” said the home minister..