{
  "id": 7077237,
  "title": "Sagar Hooch Tragedy: Rs 30K Rewarded Accused Shot In Leg, Arrested After Encounter | VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/sagar-hooch-tragedy-rs-30k-rewarded-accused-shot-in-leg-arrested",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T06:44:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/sagar-hooch-tragedy-rs-30k-rewarded-accused-shot-in-leg-arrested-after-encounter-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district, police apprehended 21-year-old Shivanjay Rajput after a brief shootout on Sunday. The accused, wanted for allegedly producing spurious liquor linked to the deaths of at least 16 individuals in the Sagar liquor tragedy, was offered a Rs 30,000 reward for information leading to his capture. Rajput, a resident of Chhapri village under Banda police station, allegedly opened fire at a search team near the Kathua Nala forest area, sustaining a leg injury from retaliatory police gunfire. Three live rounds, a mobile phone, and a motorcycle were recovered from him during the encounter. With this arrest, the total number of people taken into custody in connection with the spurious liquor case has reached 19, including another key accused, Ravi Lakhera, who was also on the run from Banda. The Sagar spurious liquor tragedy has claimed 16 lives since last Sunday, with one person in critical condition in the hospital. Police suspect a group operating from Lalitpur in Uttar Pradesh was involved in the production and distribution of the illicit liquor.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A 21-year-old man carrying a reward of Rs 30,000 was arrested after a brief exchange of fire with police in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district early Sunday. The accused, identified as Shivanjay Rajput, was allegedly involved in making spurious liquor in Sagar, which has been linked to the deaths of at least 16 people in the Sagar spurious liquor tragedy. Police said Rajput…",
  "key_points": [
    "21-year-old Shivanjay Rajput arrested after shootout in Sagar district.",
    "Rajput wanted for spurious liquor deaths, shot leg during encounter.",
    "Total arrests in liquor case rise to 19, including Ravi Lakhera."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "M.P. hooch tragedy: Wanted accused caught after brief encounter in Sagar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/m-p-hooch-tragedy-wanted-accused-caught-after-brief-encounter-in-sagar",
        "published": "2026-09-13T04:01:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}