Pune, May 30 -- Panic has gripped Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad after a toxic liquor tragedy claimed 14 lives over the past two days.
A joint investigation involving the police and the excise department is currently underway. Raids have been conducted at multiple locations linked to the illegal liquor network.
Police have arrested the alleged kingpin, Colonel Virkha Singh, along with eight others in connection with the case. Authorities have invoked stringent legal provisions against the accused, and more arrests are expected in the coming days.
Meanwhile, police teams continued overnight raids on suspected illicit liquor dens. Investigators are now trying to trace the exact location where the poisonous liquor was manufactured and distribute...