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Sagar spurious liquor deaths rise to 12
The Indian Express··7 Sept
The death toll in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar suspected spurious-liquor case rose to 12, the Indian Express reported Monday. Police say a supply chain links to Lalitpur in Uttar Pradesh, with 14 of 30 accused arrested and three FIRs filed. Excise Commissioner Deepak Saxena said four officials were suspended for inaction after early warnings on Sagar Gold.
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What It Means For You
- Families of victims filed the FIRs that opened the police case.
- Several people remained hospitalised after alleged consumption in Sagar's Banda area on Saturday.
- The state ordered a broader inquiry while police widened the supply-network probe.
What's Happening
- A September 3 newspaper report first flagged suspected counterfeit liquor quality.
- On September 5, the Sagar government foreign liquor warehouse reported sampled Bombay Whiskey bottles fit packaging standards.
- A September 6 order to seize Sagar Gold was revised the same day after Jabalpur reported negligible presence.
The Excise Paper Trail
- Saxena said suspended officials relied on bottle photographs instead of field checks.
- He said counterfeit Sagar Gold was later found in the field.
- Three officials were suspended and another senior officer was removed from the Sagar setup.
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