The Madhya Pradesh administration on Thursday demolished illegal portions of the houses of three accused in connection with the Banda illicit liquor tragedy, as police continued a crackdown on the spurious liquor network that has claimed at least 15 lives, officials said.
“Interrogations have revealed details of the manufacturing and packaging of illicit liquor and its supply network across rural areas. A municipal team, accompanied by police, moved into their localities with JCB machines and demolished illegal constructions belonging to prime accused sarpanch Chandrabhan Singh Rajput alias Chandu, divisional president of Karni Sena, and Ashish Sahu. Portions of three houses owned by Manish Lodhi were also razed. The administration has been given a free hand.
So far, police have arrested 16 of the 33 accused.
Chief minister Mohan Yadav said, “Action is being taken under provisions that carry life imprisonment or even the death penalty. The contractor Manish Lodhi of Barethi liquor shop was in contact with interstate smuggler Ravi Lakhera,” additional superintendent of police Jaiveer Singh Bhadoriya said.
The patients are reaching from three-four villages of the district. As many as 25 people reached civil hospital and referred to medical college in Sagar,” Chief medical and health officer Devesh Pateriya said on Sunday . “The first death was reported on Saturday evening and nine people died on Sunday morning.
