Alcohol claimed lives of 155 women in 2011

Over 150 women were among 4,547 people who died last year in the country due to consumption of alcohol, according to government data.

Maharashtra topped the list of deaths, detailed in the Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India 2011 report prepared by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), with 1,185 victims followed by Haryana (309).

–PTi