In the forests of Madhya Pradesh, a young man of 21 fled for nearly two weeks from the consequences of a brew that took sixteen lives. His capture — achieved through a tip, a forest road, and an exchange of gunfire — marks the nineteenth arrest in a tragedy that has forced investigators to trace not just individuals, but an entire shadow economy of spurious liquor moving across state lines. The case asks an older question: how does poison find its way so reliably to those with the least protection against it?
M.P. hooch tragedy: Key suspect arrested after police encounter in Sagar
16 people died from consuming spurious liquor in Sagar district; one patient remains hospitalized in critical condition.