India, June 10 -- The Crime Investigation Department (CID) probing the Pune hooch tragedy that claimed several lives last month has identified around 20 more suspects and formed five teams to trace and arrest them, officials said on Tuesday.

The CID's Pune unit, which took over the investigation into the spurious liquor case, is working to uncover the wider network involved in the manufacture, supply and distribution of the illicit alcohol that led to multiple deaths and hospitalisations.

"During the interrogation of the arrested accused, we identified 20 more suspects linked to the case," a CID officer associated with the investigation said.

Officials said the newly identified suspects were allegedly part of the supply chain that dist...