BHOPAL: Mukesh Kirar, prime accused in the Morena hooch tragedy that claimed 24 lives and blinded three persons, was arrested in Chennai on Sunday.
Police were looking for him for the past five days and had announced a reward of Rs 10,000 for his arrest. DGP Vivek Johri confirmed the arrest and said Kirar was nabbed by MP police with assistance from Chennai cops.
On the same day, the Madhya Pradesh government razed Kirar’s house in Chera village, the epicentre of the hooch tragedy. “Villagers undergoing treatment in hospital have said that they had got the liquor from three persons. When the trio was questioned, they named Mukesh Kirar as the main supplier,” said Kailaras subdivisional police officer Sashi Bushan Raghuvanshi. The other three suspects are in custody.
Hooch tragedy in MP kills 14 in Morena district, 18 hospitalised
The deaths happened in two villages of Morena district, including Manpur Prithwi village of Bagchini police station area and Pahawali village under Sumaoli police station area.
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BHOPAL: At least 14 men died allegedly after consuming spurious liquor in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday and Tuesday. Of the 18 people admitted to various hospitals, the condition of three was critical. The deceased and the hospitalised people hail from Manpur Prithwi, Pahwali, and Chherna villages under Bagchini and Sumaoli police station limits of Morena district.
The deaths happened in two villages of Morena district, including Manpur Prithwi village of Bagchini police station area and Pahawali village under Sumaoli police station area.