This story is from August 9, 2020

Illicit liquor: Punjab police nab 100 accused in 146 cases

Punjab Police, on Saturday, claimed to have busted another spurious liquor racket with the arrest of two persons at Majitha in Amritsar district. A total of 100 arrests were made on Saturday in 146 cases registered against those involved in the illegal liquor trade.
Illicit liquor: Punjab police nab 100 accused in 146 cases
DGP also directed police to collate a database of all individuals (transporters, drivers and workers) working at distilleries (File photo)
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police, on Saturday, claimed to have busted another spurious liquor racket with the arrest of two persons at Majitha in Amritsar district. A total of 100 arrests were made on Saturday in 146 cases registered against those involved in the illegal liquor trade.
Police said the two accused, Gurwinder Singh and Lovepreet Singh followed the pattern of Pandori Gola village, where a man and his two sons were involved in the supply of illicit liquor in Tarn Taran.
This (Tarn Taran) is where maximum deaths were caused by consumption of spurious liquor.
DGP Dinkar Gupta said Raju, the man from whom Gurwinder and Lovepreet purchased the spurious liquor, is at large. Raju hails from Sultanwind in Amritsar and his arrest could unravel the chain of business in this case, he added.
Police are also on the lookout for one Bikka, who allegedly purchased liquor from the duo. Nine persons identified as their regular buyers are also being tracked.
Police seized 160 litres of spurious alcohol in four cans along with two empty drums, two empty cans and seven small pouches from Gurwinder’s house, from where the two accused were apprehended. An FIR has been registered under Section 307 of the IPC (attempt to murder) and various sections of the Excise Act against Lovepreet, Gurinder and Raju.
The DGP said chemical examination of the seized liquor has revealed that it was completely unfit for human consumption. Its key chemicals were 1-propanal, isobutanol, acetal, ethyl lactate and ethyl hexanoate.
The DGP has also directed the district police to collate a database of all individuals (transporters, drivers and workers) working at distilleries in their respective districts to ensure stricter vigilance.
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