Delhi Police on Friday arrested one of the wanted men in spurious liquor case reported in Bihar wherein at least 70 people lost their lives. He was wanted in two cases registered in Isuapur an Mashrak police stations in Saran district, police said.
Officers of Delhi Police (Crime Branch) with the accused in Bihar spurious liquor case.
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Special commissioner of police (Crime Branch) Ravindra Singh Yadav said the accused has been identified as Ram Babu Mahto.
"He was a key player in the liquor scam. When Bihar police were looking for him, he was changing locations," the officer said, adding that Mahto was arrested from Dwarka with the help of technical surveillance and human intelligence.
Delhi Police has shared the information about Mahto's arrest with Bihar Police, they added.
According to police, Mahto has studied up to class 8 and comes from a humble family.
"Owing to the prohibition of liquor in the state, he saw this an opportunity to make quick and easy money and indulged in manufacturing and selling of spurious liquor," Yadav said.
He has been found involved in seven cases of illicit liquor, police said.
Hemani Bhandari is a Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times in New Delhi, where she reports on crime, policing, governance and social issues. With over a decade of experience in journalism, she specialises in combining on-ground reporting with evidence-based storytelling to examine the human impact of public policy, law enforcement and urban governance. Over the years, she has reported extensively on major developments in the capital, including crime investigations, civic challenges, protests, and issues affecting vulnerable communities. As a Special Correspondent, she focuses on producing exclusive investigations, enterprise stories and long-form features that go beyond daily news cycles. She has a keen interest in using public records, official data and field reporting to uncover systemic issues and present complex subjects in an accessible manner. A graduate of the Asian College of Journalism, Hemani believes in rigorous, ethical and evidence-based reporting. She is passionate about investigative journalism and continuously seeks to expand her skills in data journalism, open-source investigations and digital reporting techniques.
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