Biharsharif: After avoiding an arrest for more than a week, the main defendant at the Hooch Nalanda tragedy was arrested from a different area under the Sohsarai police station on Saturday night.
Nalanda SP Ashok Mishra told the media on Sunday that Kingpin Sunita Devi aka Lambki aka Madam, wife of Gautam Prasad, his son Suraj Kumar and Cinta Kumar aka Cinta Ram, the son of Sunil Kumad of Chhoti Pahadi was arrested by sitting.
The others were arrested including Meena Devi aka Budhiya, wife Lala Paswan, Dimple Kumar, son of Krishna Kant Chaudhary, both of Chhoti Pahadi, Santosh Chaudhary, Mahesh Choudhary of Mansur Nagar and Saurabh Kumar from Badi.
Mishra said the 6 firs filed in this relationship and six were accused of being arrested before.
At least 11 residents of Chhoti Pahadi and 2 of Parbhu Bigha Village died on January 15-16 after allegedly consuming fake drinks on January 14.
Sunita and others are accused of selling poisonous liquor.
At least three people lost their vision after consuming fake liquor.
The police have freezes Bank India’s account Sunita as soon as the local court issues a notice for the attachment of nine nature accused.
In the attack carried out, the Excise Ministry personnel won 1440 liters of IMFL from poultry farms in Nansut Bigha Village under the Chhabilapur police station in the district.
The market value of liquor confiscated is estimated to be more than RS19 Lakh.
A fired fired against the owner, Tunni Yadav, who fled.
Mishra said more than 150 smugglers of liquor had been arrested in the district since January 15.