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Main Accused in MP Hooch Tragedy Held After Encounter in Sagar: Police
Police said Ravi Lakhera was wounded in the exchange of fire and 16 people died after the spurious liquor was distributed through peddlers.
- On Friday, police captured Ravi Lakhera , a key accused in a Madhya Pradesh spurious liquor case that claimed 16 lives, following an encounter in Sagar district where he sustained a leg injury.
- Lakhera allegedly manufactured spurious liquor with licensed contractor Manish Lodhi, alias Yashwant Singh Lodhi, which was distributed through peddlers in Sagar, resulting in 16 deaths and 32 people undergoing hospital treatment.
- Police intercepted Lakhera in the Baraytha forest, about 40 km from district headquarters; the suspect, a resident of Gangapuram Colony in Uttar Pradesh's Lalitpur, faces around 25 criminal cases mostly under the Excise Act.
- Additional Superintendent of Police Jayveer Bahdoriya confirmed Lakhera was transported to a hospital in Banda, Uttar Pradesh, for treatment of his leg injury; his condition is reported as stable.
- The investigation into the spurious liquor case has identified 30 accused in connection with the deaths; officials report that 16 suspects have been arrested and one detained as the probe continues.
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MP Sagar Spurious Liquor Main Accused Encounter: Ravi Lakhera, the main accused in the Sagar spurious liquor scandal, was arrested by police after a shootout. He was hospitalized after being shot in the leg. The Chief Minister said, "The mafia will not be spared."
MP hooch tragedy: Main accused held after encounter; no one will be spared, says CM - The Tribune
One of the main accused in the Madhya Pradesh spurious liquor case that has claimed 16 lives was captured early Friday after an encounter with police in the state’s Sagar district, an official said.
·Chandigarh, India
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