Death In A Bottle: MP’s Sagar Hooch Tragedy Exposes UP Link; Fake Labels, Holograms & QR Codes Allegedly Fooled Buyers
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Banda-Sagar hooch tragedy has a connection with Uttar Pradesh. The liquor was supplied using fake label, hologram to mislead the buyers. The Sagar police have started the investigation into the tragedy. During the preliminary investigation, it came to light that a couple, residents of Lalitpur, is involved in supply of spurious liquor. The suppliers used fake…
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh: The Banda-Sagar liquor tragedy has links to Uttar Pradesh, according to police. The hooch was distributed with counterfeit labels, holograms and QR codes to deceive consumers. The Sagar police are probing the incident. A preliminary inquiry revealed a couple from Lalitpur were behind the spurious liquor supply.
The fake bottles were delivered in Sagar through vehicles and bikes. The victims struggled to distinguish between genuine and counterfeit products. The tragic events in Ujjain and Morena serve as stark reminders of the dangers posed by counterfeit liquor. In October 2020, 14 individuals died in Ujjain after consuming adulterated liquor.
Following the incident, then Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan initiated a high-level probe, resulting in the suspension of a police station incharge, a sub-inspector and two constables. A special investigation team was subsequently formed. In January 2021, the Morena district witnessed another spurious liquor tragedy claiming 24 lives.
The state government promptly formed a high-level inquiry panel, with the then Additional Chief Secretary Rajesh Rajora heading the investigation. Multiple administrative failures were highlighted and the Morena district excise officer and entire Bagchini police staff were suspended. Notably, SP Anurag Sujaniya was in charge during both the Ujjain and Morena incidents before being reassigned to Sagar district.
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