Bihar: 'Mastermind' among five arrested in Saran hooch tragedy case

In a major breakthrough the Bihar Police arrested five people including the main accused in connection with the Saran hooch tragedy case a senior officer saidA special investigation team constituted by the state police in the incident apprehended a homoeopathy compounder allegedly the mastermind of the hooch tragedy that claimed 38 lives Saran Superintendent of Police Santosh Kumar said on FridayPolice seized a vehicle used for transporting chemicals from Uttar Pradesh and supplying liquors in and around Masrakh in Saran Empty bottles of chemicals that were used in manufacturing spurious liquor were also recovered on Friday the SP saidThe SIT had earlier arrested nine people in connection with the caseThe preliminary investigation revealed that the mastermind with the help of his associates used to manufacture spurious liquor by mixing homoeopathy medicine and sugar They accused used to supply illicit liquor in several areas of Saran district through their vendors or associates he saidAlso Read NHRC step over Bihar hooch tragedy part of BJPs propaganda Tejashwi YadavDuring interrogation the arrested persons admitted that they supplied spurious liquor made of homoeopathy medicines in Saran district the SP said adding that one of the accused had also consumed the same liquor but he survived after the treatmentPolice have recovered a large number of empty bottles of chemicals that were used in manufacturing the spurious liquor from Doela area of Saran The investigation is on the SP saidMeanwhile talking to reporters in Patna Additional Director General of Police HQ Jitendra Singh Gangwar denied allegations that the spirit kept inside one of the police stations in Saran district was responsible for the hooch tragedyBased on the initial investigation it appears that no spirit kept inside one of the police stations in Saran was used for making spurious liquor It is suspected that some other chemicals might have been used in the manufacturing of liquor We are waiting for the viscera reports of all the deceasedThese will reveal the type of chemical used in making the spurious liquor Let the investigation complete then only we will be able to comment on anything specific he saidStrict actions will be taken against those who are found guilty Gangwar saidAction has already been taken against station house officer SHO and other officials of Mashrakh police station in SaranSale and consumption of liquor were banned in Bihar in 2016This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever