In an outrageous incident, about a dozen children, aged between 10-12 years, were made to drink liquor brewed from a tree in a village in Malkangiri district of Odisha to prevent them from contracting COVID-19. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media.

According to a report in Hindustan Times, Villagers in Malkangiri said the children were served the fermented sap of the Salapa tree at a marriage function two weeks ago.