Kerala boy lands in trouble for making wine by watching YouTube video, friend hospitalised after drinking it

Thiruvananthapuram: A 12-year old boy has landed in trouble by making grape wine on his own by watching a YouTube video and serving it to one of his friends at school. As per reports, one of his classmates who drank the wine vomited and had to be rushed to the hospital after showing signs of uneasiness.

The incident took place at Government High School, Murukkumpuzha in Chirayinkeezhu on Friday morning. The matter came out in the open after the parents of the student who fell ill filed a complaint with the police. Police officials arrived at the school and recorded the statements of teachers.

As per reports, the condition of the boy, who drank the wine and one of his classmates, is stable and he was discharged from hospital later, police said.

"During the interrogation, the boy admitted that he had made the wine using grapes bought by his parents. He said that he did not use spirit or any other alcohol as an ingredient. After preparing the wine, he filled it in a bottle and buried it underground as shown in the YouTube video," the officer told PTI.

Police collected the samples of the wine from the bottle which he had brought to the school and sent it for chemical examination with the permission of a local court in Thiruvananthapuram, he said.

"It is to make it clear whether spirit or any other alcohol was mixed in the wine. If it is found that there is anything like that, we have to register a case under Juvenile Justice Act," the officer added.

The police also informed the boy's parents and the school authorities about the legal consequences of his deed.