Indore, Nov 12 (PTI) Investigators have seized Rs 35 lakh in cash, alleged proceeds of liquor smuggling, following the interrogation of the main accused in the murder of a police officer in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas district, officials said.
Khategaon police station in-charge Dilip Puri was crushed to death under a truck while trying to stop interstate smuggling of illegal liquor in Dewas district last week.
Eight persons have been arrested so far in the murder case, of whom six are in police custody, Dewas Superintendent of Police (SP) Aditya Mishra told reporters on Wednesday.
“About Rs 35 lakh has been seized based on the information given by the main accused, Rahul Jaiswal. The money had been earned from the illegal liquor trade,” Mishra said.
The gang members or their associates had obtained liquor contracts of Rs 40 crore in Harda district in the name of Patendra Jaiswal, a resident of Barwani district, the SP said.
“Patendra had a mere 10 per cent stake in the contracts, while Rahul Jaiswal, Manish Jaiswal and Mohin Jaiswal held a 30 per cent stake each,” he said.
To connect the dots in the investigation, the police raided Manish Jaiswal’s office in Indore and questioned some people.
The police also found several WhatsApp chats between the accused that detailed profits from the illegal liquor trade and the distribution of funds among the partners, Mishra said.
Dilip Puri reached a spot on the Indore-Betul highway in the early hours of November 2 after receiving information about a consignment of illicit liquor being smuggled to Gujarat.
“Puri stopped a truck carrying over 1,800 litres of liquor. While he tried to question the driver, the latter drove the truck onto the road divider as he tried to flee. Puri was crushed under a rear wheel,” another official said.
One of the accused, Mohin Jaiswal, died during treatment at a hospital in Gujarat after allegedly suffering a brain stroke while on the run, the official added. PTI HWP MAS KRK GK
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