Illegal vends, gangster funds & doorstep delivery: How hooch business thrives in Yamunanagar
1 year, 1 month ago

Illegal vends, gangster funds & doorstep delivery: How hooch business thrives in Yamunanagar

Hindustan Times  

Booze supplied via illegal makeshift outlets, with contractors getting funding from gangsters and doorstep delivery– this is how the liquor mafia operates and thrives in the industrial town of Yamunanagar. The gangster angle Punia further disclosed that gangster Shamsher Singh, alias Monu Rana, a resident of Thambar village and currently lodged in a Haryana Jail, was also funding the liquor business in Phoosgarh village. The investigators also confirmed that among the deceased was one Sushil Kumar of Saran village, who was supplied the liquor by his brother Rajesh Kumar, a ‘khurda’ manager and an accused arrested by the police. BOX Kingpin arrested, sent to 6-day police remand Ambala A week after 20 men lost their lives to spurious liquor prepared at an illegal unit in Ambala, the police on Tuesday arrested the kingpin of the racket, Ankit alias Mougli, a resident of Ugala village in Ambala. Ankit was accused of preparing the illicit liquor with the sticker of “Malta” brand and batch number “November 16, 2021” at the illegal unit in Dhanoura village of the Mullana area.

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Excise dept cracks down on illegal liquor ops in Gurugram
1 month ago

Excise dept cracks down on illegal liquor ops in Gurugram

Hindustan Times  

The Haryana excise and taxation department has intensified its crackdown on illegal liquor operations in Gurugram, with Gwal Pahari and farmhouses near the Aravalli belt coming under heavy scrutiny, officials said on Monday. The secluded locations of farmhouses and venues in the Aravallis have made them attractive for illegal operations, enabling organisers to evade detection, officials noted “Gwal Pahari and …

Ludhiana: Three liquor vends robbed of ₹1.8 lakh
4 months, 1 week ago

Ludhiana: Three liquor vends robbed of ₹1.8 lakh

Hindustan Times  

A gang of miscreants targeted three liquor vends on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday at Noorwala road and Rahon road. The accused robbed ₹1.82 lakh in cash from all three liquor vends before escaping. Shiv, an employee at one of the liquor vends, stated that three robbers turned up there on bike. According to the liquor vend owners, …

Illegal liquor units busted in Odisha's Ganjam, Kendrapara, six held
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Illegal liquor units busted in Odisha's Ganjam, Kendrapara, six held

New Indian Express  

BERHAMPUR/KENDRAPRA: Intensifying their operations against illegal liquor manufacturing and sale after the recent hooch tragedy in Ganjam district, police and Excise departments destructed 4,500 litre of fermented wash and 100 litre of country liquor near Balisira under Aska block. In Kendrapara too, excise officials on Sunday dismantled two illegal country liquor manufacturing units and arrested five persons, including two women, …

4 robbers shoot at Mohali liquor vend employee, flee with cash, bottles
4 months, 3 weeks ago

4 robbers shoot at Mohali liquor vend employee, flee with cash, bottles

Hindustan Times  

Four unidentified men shot at a liquor vend’s employee and attacked him with a knife before making off with ₹30,000 in cash and liquor bottles in Baltana on the Zirakpur-Panchkula border around 11.30 pm on Sunday. The robbers struck while the vend employees were closing for the day. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The robbers struck while the vend employees were …

Every Aspect of Liquor Scam Under YSRC Will Be Exposed, Says Excise Minister
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Every Aspect of Liquor Scam Under YSRC Will Be Exposed, Says Excise Minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Answering a question in the state assembly, the minister said that irregularities took place in many places from the allocation of liquor distilleries to sales. Almost `90,000 crore of transactions were done without digital payments,” the minister said, adding, “We are going to conduct a comprehensive inquiry into the alcohol-related illegalities during Jagan Reddy's period.” He said a special investigation …

Karnataka steps up vigil in villages along TN border
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka steps up vigil in villages along TN border

New Indian Express  

MYSURU: With the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy still fresh in the minds of people, the Karnataka Excise Department has swung into action, conducting surprise raids along the state’s border with Tamil Nadu. The Karnataka Excise Department raided some houses in a few villages in the state along the Tamil Nadu border on suspicion that a few residents were manufacturing spurious liquor. …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 33; CM Stalin suspends SP, orders CID probe
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 33; CM Stalin suspends SP, orders CID probe

Hindustan Times  

As many as 33 people have died in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi district after consuming spurious liquor allegedly mixed with methanol on Tuesday night, officials said, adding that the death toll from in the hooch tragedy could rise as several others are critical. Officials interact with a patient who is undergoing treatment after consuming spurious liquor in Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu. Nearly …

2 dead, 2 hospitalised in suspected hooch tragedy in Bihar’s Darbhanga
1 year, 2 months ago

2 dead, 2 hospitalised in suspected hooch tragedy in Bihar’s Darbhanga

Hindustan Times  

Two persons died while two others have been hospitalised in critical condition in a suspected hooch tragedy in Darbhanga district of Bihar, people familiar with the incident said on Tuesday. Five people had allegedly consumed country made liquor on Sunday in Maksudpur village within the jurisdiction of Hayaghat police station. Parwati Devi, daughter of Laltun Sahni, who was undergoing treatment …

Twin hooch tragedies in Tamil Nadu | Horrific tales of a deadly brew
1 year, 7 months ago

Twin hooch tragedies in Tamil Nadu | Horrific tales of a deadly brew

The Hindu  

Just a month after the government declared in the Assembly that hooch tragedies were a thing of the past in Tamil Nadu, twin hooch tragedies in the State claimed 22 lives and left 45 others hospitalised. ‘Kingpins not arrested’ Fisherwomen of Ekkiyarkuppam allege that the illegal spurious liquor business, operated by Amaran, had vitiated the atmosphere in the village. “We …

Bihar hooch tragedy | 20 held, huge cache of illicit liquor seized
1 year, 8 months ago

Bihar hooch tragedy | 20 held, huge cache of illicit liquor seized

The Hindu  

Police have arrested 20 people and seized huge quantities of spurious liquor from different villages in Bihar’s Motihari, even as the death toll in a suspected hooch tragedy climbed to 14, officials said on April 16. A statement issued by the East Champaran district administration said 20 people, “involved in illegal trade of liquor”, have been arrested following searches in …

Bihar: Liquor smuggler killed in gun fight, his 3 associates held, says police
1 year, 9 months ago

Bihar: Liquor smuggler killed in gun fight, his 3 associates held, says police

Hindustan Times  

A liquor smuggler, wanted in at least five cases, was killed in an exchange of fire between the police and the liquor traders at the Boothnagra village bordering areas of Darbhanga and Muzaffarpur districts in Bihar, police said. An exchange of fire took place between the police and the liquor traders at the Boothnagra village The incident took place around …

Bihar hooch tragedy: SIT arrests liquor smuggler as death toll reaches 70
2 years ago

Bihar hooch tragedy: SIT arrests liquor smuggler as death toll reaches 70

India Today  

As the death toll in the Bihar hooch tragedy reached 70, the Special Investigation Team arrested a liquor smuggler in connection with the case in the Saran district and also recovered Rs 2.17 lakh in cash. Though the accused is not named in two FIRs lodged at Mashrakh and Ishuapur police stations in connection with the deaths due to the …

Bihar: Five dead after consuming spurious liquor in Chhapra
2 years ago

Bihar: Five dead after consuming spurious liquor in Chhapra

Firstpost  

Though the police in Ishauvpur have not confirmed the cause of “suspicious” deaths yet, they apprehended that the toll may rise which various sources put at five, six and 10 Saran: At least three people in Chhapra area of Bihar’s Saran district have died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor amid reports that the toll is expected to climb, said police …

Gujarat hooch tragedy: How small 'potli' of spurious liquor worth Rs 40 killed 37
2 years, 5 months ago

Gujarat hooch tragedy: How small 'potli' of spurious liquor worth Rs 40 killed 37

India Today  

The death toll in the Gujarat hooch tragedy climbed to 37, as more people succumbed after consuming spurious liquor in Botad district. Police investigation revealed that bootleggers sold hooch made with highly poisonous methyl alcohol to the locals in Rojid village and nearby areas. According to police officials, small-time bootleggers in Botad made hooch by mixing methyl alcohol with water, …

Spurious liquor claims 36 lives in dry Gujarat
2 years, 5 months ago

Spurious liquor claims 36 lives in dry Gujarat

The Hindu  

As many as 36 people died after consuming spurious liquor in Botad district of Gujarat, where prohibition is in force. The incident has prompted the State authorities into swift action, with multiple agencies of the Police working on a joint investigation, even as the State government that is poised to face Assembly election in the next six months is receiving …

Three die after consuming spurious liquor in UP's Farrukhabad; probe initiated
2 years, 10 months ago

Three die after consuming spurious liquor in UP's Farrukhabad; probe initiated

India Today  

At least three people died after they allegedly consumed liquor bought from an English government liquor outlet in Mohammadabad town of Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh on Friday. Superintendent of Police Farrukhabad Ashok Meena said, "On Thursday, Jitendra, Monu and Omveer had consumed liquor outside their house in Ahmalapur village under Mohammadabad Kotwali area. In another significant move, police are also …

4 die after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar's Nalanda, probe initiated
2 years, 11 months ago

4 die after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar's Nalanda, probe initiated

India Today  

Four people died allegedly after consuming spurious liquor in Bihar's Nalanda, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's home district. The family members of the deceased alleged that the deaths took place due to consumption of spurious liquor. Notably, during Diwali last year, more than three dozen people died due to drinking spurious liquor in West Champaran, Gopalganj, Samastipur and Muzaffarpur, after which …

24 dead in two Bihar districts after consuming suspected spurious liquor
3 years, 2 months ago

24 dead in two Bihar districts after consuming suspected spurious liquor

India Today  

At least 24 people have died and several others fell ill after consuming suspected spurious liquor in Gopalganj and West Champaran districts of Bihar, where total prohibition is in place, in the last two days. Eight persons died on Thursday after allegedly consuming hooch in Telhua village at Bettiah, the headquarters of West Champaran district, while the toll in another …

24 dead in two Bihar districts after consuming suspected spurious liquor
3 years, 2 months ago

24 dead in two Bihar districts after consuming suspected spurious liquor

The Hindu  

At least 24 people have died and several others fell ill after consuming suspected spurious liquor in Gopalganj and West Champaran districts of Bihar, where total prohibition is in place, in the last two days. Eight persons died on November 4 after allegedly consuming hooch in Telhua village at Bettiah, the headquarters of West Champaran district, while the toll in …

3 dead, 1 hospitalised after consuming spurious liquor in MP's Mandsaur district
3 years, 5 months ago

3 dead, 1 hospitalised after consuming spurious liquor in MP's Mandsaur district

India Today  

Three people died and one person is undergoing treatment at the district hospital after consumption of suspected spurious liquor in Khakhrai village in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district, officials said on Sunday. District collector Manoj Pushp and Superintendent of Police Siddharth Choudhary visited the village post the incident. POLICE ARREST ONE IN MANDSAUR HOOCH INCIDENT As of now, the police have …

UP: 11 dead after consuming spurious liquor in Aligarh
3 years, 7 months ago

UP: 11 dead after consuming spurious liquor in Aligarh

India TV News  

Eleven people died on Friday and some more were taken ill after allegedly consuming spurious liquor sold by a licensed vendor here, a senior official said. DIG Dipak Kumar said the Lodha police station was informed in the morning about the death of two people after consuming country-made liquor bought from a vendor in Karsia. Meanwhile, Additional Chief Secretary Sanjay …

Illicit Liquor Killed 400 People in UP in 4 Years, Says Congress in Latest Attack on Yogi Govt
3 years, 9 months ago

Illicit Liquor Killed 400 People in UP in 4 Years, Says Congress in Latest Attack on Yogi Govt

News 18  

The Congress has yet again attacked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for the rising number of deaths caused by spurious liquor in the state. The main opposition party alleged that the excise department and police officials in connivance with the liquor mafia are running the illegal liquor business in the state, estimated to be worth ten thousand crore rupees. …

UP govt to invoke NSA against makers of spurious liquor in aftermath of Bulandshahr hooch tragedy
4 years ago

UP govt to invoke NSA against makers of spurious liquor in aftermath of Bulandshahr hooch tragedy

India Today  

Following the death of five people from drinking spurious liquor in Bulandshahar, UP Excise Minister Ram Naresh Agnihotri warned that the government will impose NSA and Goonda Act on the malefactors involved in the business of illegal liquor. Minister Agnihotri assured that he will talk to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the state government will provide some compensation to families …

Punjab Police Claim to Bust Major Spurious Liquor Module With Two Arrests in Amritsar
4 years, 5 months ago

Punjab Police Claim to Bust Major Spurious Liquor Module With Two Arrests in Amritsar

News 18  

The Punjab Police on Saturday claimed to have busted another major spurious liquor module with the arrest of two people from Amritsar's Majitha. The arrests took place during a raid on Saturday morning following a tip-off received by the Majitha station house office, police said. Raju, a man from whom Gurwinder and Lovepreet had purchased spurious liquor, is absconding, said …

Bootleggers operating on Ghaggar banks got tip of raids beforehand, claim locals
4 years, 5 months ago

Bootleggers operating on Ghaggar banks got tip of raids beforehand, claim locals

Hindustan Times  

Local residents and members of panchayats of the villages located on the banks of the Ghaggar river in the Patiala district have accused the police of informing the bootleggers well before conducting raids on their illicit distilleries as not even a single arrest was made. His son Palwinder said the bootleggers openly threatened even panchayat members with dire consequences if …

Illicit liquor flows freely in Patiala dist despite 1,823 FIRs in 2 years
4 years, 5 months ago

Illicit liquor flows freely in Patiala dist despite 1,823 FIRs in 2 years

Hindustan Times  

Patiala With the Majha region battling the hooch tragedy, authorities are eager to crackdown against the trade. To put this in perspective, over the past two years, the police had just recovered around 19,000 litre or an average of just 27 litre a day. HT Image In these two years, the police have confiscated around 2 lakh liquor being smuggled …

Delhi excise department busts syndicate supplying illicit foreign liquor in city
5 years, 7 months ago

Delhi excise department busts syndicate supplying illicit foreign liquor in city

India TV News  

Sleuths of Delhi excise department have unearthed a syndicate involved in supply of illicit foreign liquor in several areas of the city, an official said on Sunday. The official said that a tip off was received that some persons are involved in a racket and supplying illegal foreign illegal liquor in Punjabi Bagh and Rajouri Garden area. A person namely …

Assam hooch tragedy: Toll rises to 102; state government cracks down on illicit liquor amid protests
5 years, 10 months ago

Assam hooch tragedy: Toll rises to 102; state government cracks down on illicit liquor amid protests

Firstpost  

The toll in the Assam hooch tragedy has been rising with every passing hour, with over 400 still admitted in hospitals. In one of the biggest hooch tragedies that the country has seen, 102 people have died till 7 p.m on Saturday in Assam after consuming illicit liquor, as revealed by the government. Following the incident, the police have begun …

Bootleg Liquor Kills 100 In India's Worst Outbreak In Years
5 years, 11 months ago

Bootleg Liquor Kills 100 In India's Worst Outbreak In Years

NPR  

Bootleg Liquor Kills 100 In India's Worst Outbreak In Years Enlarge this image toggle caption AFP/Getty Images AFP/Getty Images Bootleg liquor is being blamed for more than 100 deaths in northern India, after alcohol poisoning sickened people in two states. Sponsor Message Police have arrested four suspects linked to the deadly batches of illegal liquor, according to Reuters, citing senior …

Two arrested in connection with Kushinagar hooch tragedy; toll in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh crosses 80
5 years, 11 months ago

Two arrested in connection with Kushinagar hooch tragedy; toll in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh crosses 80

Firstpost  

Two persons have been arrested in connection with Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar hooch tragedy, which claimed eight lives, said Superintendent of Police Rajeev Narayan Mishra Kushinagar: Two persons have been arrested in connection with Kushinagar hooch tragedy, which claimed eight lives, said Superintendent of Police Rajeev Narayan Mishra on Sunday. Consumption of spurious illegal liquor has claimed the lives of 70 …

Two arrested in Uttarakhand-UP hooch tragedy
5 years, 11 months ago

Two arrested in Uttarakhand-UP hooch tragedy

India TV News  

Two people were arrested on Sunday in connection with the hooch tragedy that claimed over 70 lives in two adjoining districts in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh last week, police said. So far 36 people have died in Uttarakhand and as many in Uttar Pradesh after consuming the spurious liquor in a Haridwar village on Thursday evening, police said. According to …

Uttar Pradesh: 14 dead in hooch tragedies in Saharanpur, Kushinagar; CM Yogi Adityanath orders crackdown
5 years, 11 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: 14 dead in hooch tragedies in Saharanpur, Kushinagar; CM Yogi Adityanath orders crackdown

India TV News  

At least 14 people have died in hooch tragedies in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur and Kushinagar, following which Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered a crackdown on the illicit liquor mafia in the state. According to Additional Chief Secretary Avaneesh Awasthi, nine deaths had been reported from Ataryasujan village in Kushinagar and five from Umahi village in Saharanpur. Meanwhile, Yogi Adityanath …

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