Consuming methanol led to the loss of life of 21 folks to this point in Villupuram and Chengalpattu districts.
Chennai:
Tamil Nadu Police have arrested a Chennai-based manufacturing unit proprietor for allegedly promoting methanol, consumption of which value 21 folks their lives. Altogether, 16 folks — together with the manufacturing unit proprietor, two individuals who purchased the methanol from him and people who helped transport it — have been arrested and accused of homicide.
State police chief Dr Sylendra Babu stated the crackdown on illicit liquor within the state is driving folks to ingesting industrial methanol. “Individuals are going for methanol solely as a result of illicit liquor has been checked,” he stated.
In an announcement, the police chief stated Ilayanambi, who owns Jaya Sakthi Non-public Ltd, had illegally bought 1,200 litres of methanol to 2 males. The methanol was mendacity unused after his manufacturing unit shut down in the course of the pandemic.
The 2 males, in flip, provided round 8 litres of it to 2 individuals.
It led to the loss of life of 21 folks in Villupuram and Chengalpattu districts. A minimum of 30 others are receiving therapy at varied hospitals.
The police chief claimed the remaining 1,192 litres of methanol has been seized, which has averted a bigger tragedy. Ilayanambi, he added, bought the “1,200 litres for Rs 60,000”. Inventory verification of methanol can be undertaken in any respect factories and manufacturing items utilizing methanol, the police stated.
The incident is seen as a failure of the legislation enforcement companies, and the state authorities has suspended 10 law enforcement officials, together with the Superintendent of Police Villupuram and two deputies.
The highest cop of Chengalpattu has been transferred.
Assuring that steps are being taken to plug the supply of commercial methanol, Chief Minister MK Stalin has introduced Rs 10 lakh reduction for the households of those that died.
The Opposition AIADMK and the BJP have slammed the ruling DMK over the difficulty, calling it “incompetent”.
