Sagar Spurious Liquor Tragedy: Death Toll Rises To 30; Police Bust Spurious Liquor Racket, ₹20,000 Reward On Absconding Accused
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Sagar police have busted a racket involved in the trading of spurious liquor in Banda area of the Sagar district. The police have announced a reward of Rs 20,000 on one of the absconding kingpins of the case on Wednesday. SP Anurag Sujania in a press conference told media that one of the kingpins of the racket Chandu Rajput has been arrested, but the other suspect…
According to Bhopal police, a spurious liquor racket in Banda area of Sagar district has resulted in the death of 30 people. The police have announced a Rs 20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of one of the escaped kingpins, Chandu Rajput. Chandu claims to be the divisional chief of Karni Sena.
Manish Lodhi, also known as Yashwant Thakur, was arrested and is accused of preparing and trading the substandard liquor. Police seized 164 empty liquor bottles, 27 liters of counterfeit liquor, numerous bottles caps, labels, a measuring device, various tools, and packaging materials from Chandu's maize field. Manish Lodhi had contacts with Ravi Lakhera, an interstate liquor smuggler, who provided him with the formula and manufacturing process.
Two days before Janmashtami, the three men manufactured 50 cases of fake Sagar Gold liquor in a maize field, which was then distributed to villages around Nauraj, Gugra, Patan, and Chhapri. The police have arrested 16 of the 30 named suspects. A reward of Rs 20,000 is offered for information leading to the capture of Yashwant Thakur and Ravi Lakhera, both on the run, while other absconders face a Rs 10,000 reward.
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