Bhopal, Sept. 21 -- An inter-state fake liquor gang sourced raw material from Delhi, then manufactured and sold adulterated alcohol that killed at least 20 people in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district earlier this month, police said, adding that one of the makers died after drinking the spurious product himself.

The probe revealed that Dinesh Shivhare, a resident of Morena, manufactured the spurious liquor - branded "Sagar Gold" -- and was later hospitalised after drinking it. He died from alcohol poisoning after gang members got him hurriedly discharged from the hospital, fearing discovery.

Police seized machines used to produce bottles, sealing equipment, 11,050 empty bottles, raw capsules for plastic bottles, and other materials during ...