{
  "id": 3615948,
  "title": "Day after Kutch raid: Chemical precursors for duplicate liquor came from outside Gujarat, say police",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/day-after-kutch-raid-chemical-precursors-for-duplicate-liquor-came",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T23:41:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/day-after-kutch-raid-chemical-precursors-for-duplicate-liquor-came-from-outside-gujarat-say-police-10851224/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Three days after police dismantled a duplicate liquor racket in Adipur, Gandhidham, in Kutch, authorities disclosed that the chemicals necessary for producing counterfeit liquor originated from outside Gujarat. On Wednesday, the police presented 10,000 red flasks imitating a prominent Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) brand, filled with unidentified liquids, over 600 liters of chemical substances, and liquor-making equipment seized from the accused. Following a major spurious liquor incident in Bhavnagar district involving methanol-laced liquor in 750 ml bottles of another IMFL brand, the FIR was registered at Adipur police station. The case was subsequently transferred to the Local Crime Branch (LCB) for investigation. SP Sagar Bagmar stated, \"It is evident that the arrested individuals, Bambhaniya and Jat, brought all the required chemicals and equipment to Gujarat just two days ago, and none of the liquid-filled flasks had been sold to any individual prior to their arrest. We are still searching for two additional suspects.\" Hiteshkumar Khimji Bambhaniya, a 33-year-old resident of Santacruz in Mumbai, Maharashtra, and Radhakishan Dalchand Jat, a 44-year-old from Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, were apprehended during the raid and subsequently handed over to the Kutch (East) Police. Following an FIR filed based on a complaint from a police officer on behalf of the State, both men were placed under arrest. SP Bagmar verified that a local court granted the police nine days of remand for the two suspects.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Chemical precursors for counterfeit liquor came from outside Gujarat.",
    "10,000 red flasks and over 600 liters of chemicals seized.",
    "Two suspects, Bambhaniya and Jat, arrested in Mumbai and Mathura."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}