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At slightest 15 persons person died aft consuming spurious liquor successful Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. The constabulary person arrested 8 persons, including the main accused, Colonel Virkha Singh. Deaths person been reported from Dapodi, Phugewadi, Hadapsar, and Kalepadal. More arrests are likely, Maharashtra Chief Minister and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis said connected Friday (May 29, 2026) morning.
Investigations person revealed that the illicit liquor was prepared astatine a azygous determination successful Hadapsar and past distributed to aggregate parts of Pune. According to officials, Yogesh Wankhede brought ethanol from Mumbai without support and mixed it to hole the spurious liquor. He past supplied it to 4 vendors operating successful Dapodi, Hadapsar and Chatushrungi areas.
The constabulary arrested 8 persons, including Colonel Virkha Singh, successful transportation with the deaths. The accused look strict sections of the law. The constabulary person stated that much persons whitethorn beryllium detained. The Excise Department has joined the investigation. Raids were conducted astatine aggregate liquor shops successful the metropolis overnight. The determination wherever the liquor was prepared and the areas wherever it was sold are nether investigation.
PI Patil from Hadapsar constabulary presumption informed america that connected Thursday (May 26), respective deaths successful Dapodi and Phugewadi areas of Pimpri-Chinchwad were reported. In the Kalepadal country of Pune, 3 radical died. Two radical died successful Hadapsar. Three much deaths were recorded successful the past 48 hours. Akshay Avasarmal died astatine YCM Hospital. Saurabhappa Bhangari died astatine Medipoint Hospital. Bhimappa Baswant Pujari died during treatment.
Providing a day-wise breakdown, officials said 5 deaths occurred connected Wednesday (May 27), 7 connected Thursday (May 26), and the remaining happened connected Friday (May 29, 2026) morning. Some patients are inactive undergoing attraction successful hospitals.
Residents person expressed choler astatine the constabulary administration. They person said that liquor prepared without licence was sold successful the area.
Nationalist Congress Party person and erstwhile politician Yogesh Bahl has demanded an investigation. He said that the constabulary ignored specified businesses, and that citizens person died arsenic a result. He has demanded enactment against the persons responsible.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has contacted the Police Commissioners of Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. He has ordered that nary accused beryllium near unpunished. Speaking to the media, Mr. Fadnavis said the Police Commissioners of some cities person been instructed to behaviour a coordinated investigation. He said orders person been fixed to find the origin of the deaths without haste.
The deceased person been identified arsenic Rahul Sharad Kshirsagar (45) of Pandhare Mala, Hadapsar; Vijay Bhukurlal Sharma (45) of Sasane Nagar, Hadapsar; Arun Dadar of Hadapsar; Ashok Ramesh Chavan of Kalepadal; Rajesh Rajput of Fugewadi; Pandurang Fuge of Fugewadi; Anand Desai of Fugewadi; Akbar Pathan of Fugewadi; Anand Nikalje of Fugewadi; Subhash Digikar of Pimpri; Akshay Avasarmal of Pimpri; Baba Sheikh of Pimpri; and Rajendra Rathod. Subhash Digikar died astatine Medipoint Hospital. Akshay Avasarmal died astatine YCM Hospital.
