Artiben Parmar, 26 years old, is wearing hijab and sitting in In front of me of her pucca house Located in Butad village, next to Ahmedabad Bhavnagar highway, like family grieve for her husband Vasrambhai Parmar, a cleaner from Rogid who Die in Bhavnagar hospital Monday after consuming fake alcoholic beverages.
Aarti was asked not to speak and grieve in Silence as it rains outside. to her husband was among the 30 who Died after drinking fake alcohol in various villages of Ahmedabad, Surendranagar and Bhuttad since Monday. Vasrambhai allegedly consumed liquor on Sunday night.
Statement from Gujarat government On Tuesday, he said, the deaths were caused By “chemical poisoning” adding that analysis of Substance consumed by victims by Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) Gandhinagar has revealed the presence of of 98.71 percent to 98.99 percent methyl alcohol. The prime The accused, known as Jayesh Kavadia, acted in A chemical packaging company from which he allegedly obtained methanol illegally.
Aarti Ben Parmar, wife of Vasrambay who Died after drinking fake alcohol in Roged, Butt. (Quick photo by Nirmal Harendran)
six peopleincluding prime The accused, after submitting the FIR to each of them in police stations of Parwala and Ranpur in Butad neighborhood under various Sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Gujarat Prohibition Act. five more Deaths from Dandhoka in Ahmedabad district is under investigation and recorded as accidental deaths for right Now , government The statement said.
fake liquor also Known as “Lata” in Local language, provided for over A 100 people in villages of According to the police, Ahmedabad, Butad and Surendranagar.
at least 51 of They are still accepted in Hospitals of Ahmedabad and Bhavnagar and death The number of losses is expected to rise, officials said. a team of Doctors have been appointed who will work in Consultation with FSL officials.
for Vasrambhai family He admits that he was consuming Lata regularly. He was cleaning gutters and sewer lines in cities. what or what option Does he have it? Can anyone Go rock bottom without being poisoned? We asked him to quit several times… this dependency on lattha because of him work took His life today, leaving behind His wife and three children, Kanupin Parmar, his sister, said of Vasrambhai.
Eleven people Die in Roged, the epicenter of Tragedy as villagers remember victims who lost their sight and vomited blood since Monday noon.
“It was daebak also A cleaner and used up Lata with Vasrambay on Sunday night. Around noon Monday, complained of He loses his sight. we took To Sonawala Hospital in Butad where the doctors referred him to government-run Sir T . Hospital in Bhavnagar where he died on Monday night. he is left behind “His wife, Manisha, and two daughters,” Madhubin Vaggila said, mother of 32-yearOld Deepak Vajila from Rugged.
Among the thirty dead, six from Ahmedabad district and 22 from Butad district, who It has been confirmed that he is dead of Poisoning. The cause of The remaining two deaths have not yet been confirmed, according to a statement from the state government.
The victims are from the villages of Rogid, Nabhoy, Chandarva and Devghana in Potad and Dandoka Taluka in Ahmedabad.
In Rugid, a mass cremation took place on Tuesday morning even as torrential rain fell on the village. out of 11 deadThree were from the Valmiki community, three were from Devipojak and five were from Thakur community.
“Mine father We started vomiting on Monday evening when we arrived know It was many other villagers also falling ill. He walked to the ambulance when he was taken to Bhavnagar Hospital. Karan Thakur said: son of 55-yearBhupatbhai Thakur was born.
While the bodies of Thakur’s victims were cremated at the village crematorium, the bodies of the victims of Valmiki and Divibojak were cremated. in Agricultural land, this is a stark reminder of Deep layer cracks in the village.
Relatives of Victim of Vasrambay who Died after consuming pseudo-alcoholic drinks, in peat. (Quick photo by Nirmal Harendran)
We do not discriminate on the basis of on sect but each community He has an illusion follow Dharmendra Patel, Sarpanch said of Roged, village with a population of 6000.
Patel was the leader of Congress, who Complained to Assistant Inspector at Barwala Police Station in March this yearSeeking to work against selling outbreak of Illegal liquor in his village.
“Even after filing a police complaint and naming a smuggler from Chokdi village who He was making illegal alcoholic beverages, and he didn’t follow any action for months. This tragedy could have been avoided had the police been pro-active, Patel said.
Denying Patel’s allegations, Karanraj Vajila, supervisor of Police (Bottad) said, “After Sarpanch filed a complaint, we asked a deputy officer with the rank of director of investigation. Sarpanch was twice summoned for Sayings but did not appear. between the six Arrested, the accused Jagobin from Rogid Village had 11 cases related to the ban against to her.”
Syrian Pound added That 489 liters of The methanol chemical was seized. We appeal to the villagers of peg to come forward Inform police and health officials if they drink fake alcohol. We will not book them… they need urgent medical help,” added Vaguela.
Patel said in Reply, “My job was to present information To the police… what do they expect me to do. The police were not able to catch Even just one butt getaway since March.”
Minister of condition for Home Cruel Sanghavi announced A three-member committee headed by the Inspector General of Police Subhash Trivedi to investigate the incident and file a report in Three days. Inquiry has been submitted over To Ahmedabad Branch of Crime and Gujarat Anti-Terror Squad (ATS), two major police agencies in Gujarat.
According to Ahmedabad Police Investigations of Crime Branch (DCB) officials, the main The accused have been identified as Jayesh Kavadia of Dhandhuka in Ahmedabad district.
Jaish was working for The past Four years at Amos Corporation, a chemical company located in Divraj Industrial Park in Piplaj in Ahmedabad, as a labor contractor. His job was to pack it and squeeze it of Chemical methanol from drums to 2.5 liter glass bottles. to me past 3-4 months, Jayesh has been keeping three barrels containing 600 liters of methanol for Himself and presented it to Sanjay Kumarkhania in dubious of . said senior Police officer on condition of Anonymity.
officer added That the chemical was exchanged in a deserted spot near a canal in the village of Belgamda in peat. Sanjay paid 40,000 rupees to Jaish for The three barrels. We arrested Jayesh Khafadia and his partner, Dinesh, nicknamed “Panty”, and handed them over over To the Butad Police, “Officer added.
