Toxic liquor case: Police arrest prime suspect, accomplice
Initial investigation report held police authorities responsible over sale of toxic liquor.
TOBA TEK SINGH (Dunya News) – Police officers on Wednesday have arrested prime suspect Sawan Masih and Adeel in poisonous liquor case that claimed lives of 35 people in Toba Tek Singh.
According to details, security forces launched crackdown against the sale of toxic liquor and detained key suspect.
On the other hand, initial investigation report submitted to the Chief Minister states that police confiscated alcohol two months ago and allegedly sold it to culprits on Christmas eve.
Bishop Joseph Arshad said he had been informed that the liquor was brought from the Chuttiana police station’s storehouse.
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Residents of the area alleged that Sawan Masih, a sweeper at the Chuttiana police station, had sold the liquor to Sajjad Masih, a district police lines sanitation worker.
Ruling party’s MNA Khalid Javed Warraich has called for stern action against SHO Younas Gujjar.
Meanwhile, emergency is still imposed in District Headquarters Hospital as death toll continues to mount. So far, toxic liquor has consumed 35 lives.
DHQ MS Mohammad Asif Saleemi told that a total of 149 people were affected.
