CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan has taken action after 20 people died after consuming poisonous liquor in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh. Chauhan District Collector and SP have been removed. A 3-member special investigation team has also been formed to investigate the case. At least 42 people have died of intoxicated liquor in the state in the last nine months.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan convened a high-level meeting at his residence on Wednesday. C.M. Morena has ordered the removal of Collector Anurag Verma and SP Anurag Sujatia. He has ordered the suspension of the SDOP. The CM said the Morena incident was inhumane and painful. There is a campaign against adulteration, though the incident is tragic. In such cases the Collector and the SP are guilty, action will be taken. I cannot be a silent spectator.
In connection with the Morena incident, a high-level meeting was held at the residence today. This is a very sad and inhumane event.
The Collector and the SP have been notified and are under investigation. Who is guilty of such incidents cannot be left out. pic.twitter.com/vLTusYIeB5
– Shivraj Singh Chauhan (ou Chauhan Shivraj) January 13, 2021
Let me tell you that the decision to ban liquor was taken 5 years ago in Anupura-Manpur area of ​​Morena. Now 20 people have died in 3 days after consuming poisonous liquor in the same village. The dead included eight people in Manpura village, including the brother of a liquor smuggler. Four people have died in the Pahawali village of Sumawali. They have two real brothers. Two beat-in charges have been suspended, including Excise Officer Javed Khan and Bachini Police Station Incharge Avinash Rathod.
More than 10 people have been detained in the case
The police said in several sections, including seven liquor traffickers Mukesh Kirar, Manpur’s Girraj Kirar, his sons Raju Kirar, Pappu Sharma and his sons Kalla Sharma, Ramveer Rathod and his son Pradeep Rathod. The case is documented. Police have detained more than 10 people.
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