Ahmedabad, July 17: The mastermind and prime accused in the Ahmedabad hooch tragedy, Vinod Dagri, was today arrested by the Crime Branch.
According to the police, two of his associates, Ajay Thakkar and Sunil were also arrested along with him.
A total 11 people were arrested in this connection. Around 140 people died of consuming spurious liquor in Gujarat last week.
Meanwhile, the Gujarat government has been mulling over to amend the law, seeking death penalties for those indulging in manufacture and sale of illicit liquor.
Dagri allegedly manufactured the spurious liquor in his village in Mahemdabad taluka of Kheda district.
According to police, Chauhan had supplied 1100 litres of spurious liquor spiked with Methanol to the city in the first week of July.
The hooch was delivered to different parts of the city and its consumption led to the death of over 130 people, they added.
Police said investigations are still on in the case.
—Agencies