Man behind Delhi hooch tragedy arrestedSeptember 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A man who was allegedly the main supplier of spurious liquor that claimed 26 lives in west and southwest Delhi in March has been arrested, police said Thursday. Sukhbir, 37, was arrested by the Crime Branch Aug 31 and then taken into remand for three days.
Seven women detained for running illicit liquor business in AhmedabadAugust 31st, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The police detained at least seven women for selling illicit liquor known as hooch in local parlance that recently claimed three lives in Gujarat. Two breathed their last on Friday while one more person died on Saturday after consuming drinks laced with a chemical used in making perfumes.
Key accused in Gujarat hooch tragedy arrestedJuly 17th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The Crime Branch of the Gujarat Police arrested Vinod Dargi, the key accused in the Gujarat hooch tragedy, here on Friday. Police also arrested two other associates of Dargi, Ajay Thakkar and Sunil along with him.
Gujarat govt. to bring stringent law to punish spurious liquor dealersJuly 15th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The Gujarat government on Wednesday declared that it would soon bring a new law having a provision to punish dealers of spurious liquor with seven years in imprisonment to capital punishment. The State government has come into action following wide uproar over the death of 152 people in Ahmedabad due to drinking illegally brewed liquor.
Methanol in spurious liquor led to Ahmedabad hooch tragedyJuly 13th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The hooch tragedy in Ahmedabad was caused by the mixing of a huge quantity of methyl alcohol with the spurious liquor, doctors have said. "Methanol, which is not for human consumption, was found in large quantity in the patients who were admitted to the civil hospital after consuming spurious liquor," Assistant administrator of civil hospital Dr Gautam Sharma said.
Mastermind of Ahmedabad liquor tragedy identified: policeJuly 11th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The Crime Branch of Ahmedabad police Saturday claimed to have identified the mastermind behind the moonshine tragedy which has so far claimed 136 lives in the city. "We have identified one bootlegger named Vinod Dagri, who is a resident of Mehamdabad (near Ahmedabad), to be the mastermind behind the supply of the killer country liquor.
Gujrat illicit liquor death toll rises to a scary 136July 11th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The death toll in Gujarat's worst moonshine tragedy has risen to 136 with 26 more people dying in city hospitals after consuming illicit liquor, officials said Saturday. This is the highest death toll in Gujarat from consuming moonshine since 1989 when 132 people had died in a matter of days in Vadodara.
Ahmedabad liquor death toll rises to 105July 10th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The death toll in one of Gujarat's worst moonshine tragedies rose to 105 even as doctors in four hospitals were trying desperately to save scores of other critically ill patients, officials said Friday. People began dying Monday after having consumed illicit liquor.
Gujarat toll is 84, 1,200 liquor dens shut (Roundup)July 9th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Gujarat closed down 1,200 liquor dens and arrested over 800 illegal brewers in a massive crackdown as the death toll after drinking moonshine rose to 84 Thursday. Embarrassed by the scale of the tragedy in a state where consumption and sale of liquor is officially banned, the police swept through the state in search of those illegally selling home-made liquor.
Bootlegger arrested for hooch deaths, but police remain cluelessJuly 9th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Police in Gujarat remain clueless regarding the original supplier of the killer brew which has so far claimed 65 lives in the state during the past 72 hours, though a notorious bootlegger from the city, Harishankar Kahar alias Hari, was nabbed by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch late Wednesday night. "We have nabbed the key suspect in the killer brew case and he is cooperating with the investigation.
800 arrested, 1,200 liquor dens shut in GujaratJuly 9th, 2009 GANDHINAGAR - Police have closed down 1,200 liquor dens and arrested at least 800 bootleggers in Gujarat, an official said Thursday. The police action follows 84 deaths caused by moonshine in Ahmedabad city since Monday.
Banned Liquor claims 84 lives in Gujarat, Assembly agitatedJuly 9th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The death toll caused by moonshine rose to 84 here Thursday in one of Gujarat's worst such tragedies, as the opposition denounced the government over the deaths in a state where consumption and sale of liquor is officially banned. Nearly 170 people were still warded in four hospitals of Ahmedabad, some in critical condition, authorities said.
Conman's Bollywood connections to be probed: policeJune 5th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Ahmedabad police said Friday they could question some Bollywood producers in connection with arrested conman Ashok Jadeja, who duped thousands of people by posing as a godman. "We are going through a diary recovered from Jadeja which has a large number of names.
Air India to launch daily Ahmedabad-Frankfurt flightMay 9th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Air India is set to launch a daily direct flight from here to Frankfurt from June 1, the airline said Saturday. Flight AI-120 Ahmedabad-Frankfurt, a Boeing 777-200 aircraft with a passenger capacity of 291, will depart the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at 2.05 a.m.
Attempt to fling shoe at PM in AhmedabadApril 26th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - An unidentified man attempted to fling a shoe at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as he entered the Tagore Hall in Paldi locality of Ahmedabad here Sunday to address a rally. The shoe did not hit the prime minister.
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