5 arrested in Gopalganj hooch tragedy, 1,000 litres of spurious liquor recovered
Police on Wednesday recovered 1,000 litres of spurious liquor from Gopalganj's Khajur Vani locality.
In Short
- Police recovered 1,000 litres of illegal country-made liquor from Gopalganj's Khajur Vani locality.
- 5 people have been arrested in Gopalganj hooch tragedy.
- Cops are still clueless as to who was running this racket.
The police on Wednesday recovered 1,000 litres of illegal country-made liquor from Gopalganj's Khajur Vani locality where the hooch tragedy happened. The spurious liquor had led to loss of life of at least 13 people.
The illegal country-made liquor was stored in big barrels that was hidden in cavity dug in a farmland.
The police have arrested 5 people in this connection, all of them are being questioned. "We have recovered huge quantity of liquor from the locality. Five persons have been arrested. Investigations right now are at a nascent stage", said IG (Muzaffarpur zone) Sunil Kumar.
Police admitted that the liquor recovered from the Khajur Vani locality was manufactured at the same place and hidden underground.
However, the cops are still clueless as to who was running this racket and who is the mastermind. "We have not been able to ascertain as to who was running this business here", said Kumar.
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