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The Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee has expelled Rahul Jaiswal, a party functionary from Harda, after his arrest in connection with the death of police officer Dilip Puri during an operation against an alleged illicit liquor‑smuggling network in Dewas district. The expulsion was announced by the committee’s organisational general secretary, Dr Sanjay Kamle, on the orders of state Congress president Jitu Patwari. In a letter to the party, Kamle described the incident at Khategaon police station as “reprehensible” and noted that Jaiswal had been taken into police custody on suspicion of involvement in the incident. A case has been registered against him, and the letter referred to alleged links between the incident and the illicit liquor mafia. Jaiswal, who had previously served as the district Youth Congress president and was the Congress in‑charge of the Khategaon Assembly constituency, was arrested on 1 November after police alleged that he held a 30 percent stake in a liquor shop linked to the smuggling network. Police investigators said he had “coordinated the movement of liquor and the distribution of money generated through the trade.” The investigation also uncovered interstate links, with authorities suspecting that liquor was procured in Madhya Pradesh and transported to Gujarat, where the sale of alcohol is prohibited. The death of Officer Puri occurred when he attempted to intercept a truck on the Indore‑Betul highway near Sandalpur. The driver allegedly tried to escape, and the truck’s rear wheel ran over Puri, killing him. Constable Sohan Jat was also injured. Police have arrested several people in connection with the case, and the investigation into the wider network is ongoing. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has used the case to criticize the Congress’s handling of the state government’s response to the deaths of police officers and to question whether proceeds from the illegal liquor trade were being used to finance Congress activities. Cabinet minister Vishwas Sarang claimed that Jaiswal and his brother were partners in a liquor shop connected to the network and that Jaiswal was close to Patwari. The Congress has maintained its criticism of the state government, arguing that the deaths and the killing of a police officer expose the failure to curb the illicit liquor trade. The party has demanded an impartial investigation into the network and accountability from the government. The case came to light after residents of Chandana and Binjana villages in Dewas district reported a series of deaths allegedly linked to consuming spurious liquor between 27 September and 16 October. Villagers claimed that at least 13 people died after consuming the liquor, with several others reportedly suffering from vomiting, dizziness and eyesight problems. The administration disputed the claims, stating that the deaths resulted from other medical conditions, accidents and old age. The police investigation subsequently uncovered an alleged illegal liquor manufacturing and distribution network and arrested more than a dozen people. Article source: Indian Express | Image credit: Indian Express
The Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee has expelled Rahul Jaiswal, a party functionary from Harda, after his arrest in connection with the death of police officer Dilip Puri during an operation against an alleged illicit liquor‑smuggling network in Dewas district. The expulsion was announced by the committee’s organisational general secretary, Dr Sanjay Kamle, on the orders of state Congress president Jitu Patwari. In a letter to the party, Kamle described the incident at Khategaon police station as “reprehensible” and noted that Jaiswal had been taken into police custody on suspicion of involvement in the incident. A case has been registered against him, and the letter referred to alleged links between the incident and the illicit liquor mafia. Jaiswal, who had previously served as the district Youth Congress president and was the Congress in‑charge of the Khategaon Assembly constituency, was arrested on 1 November after police alleged that he held a 30 percent stake in a liquor shop linked to the smuggling network. Police investigators said he had “coordinated the movement of liquor and the distribution of money generated through the trade.” The investigation also uncovered interstate links, with authorities suspecting that liquor was procured in Madhya Pradesh and transported to Gujarat, where the sale of alcohol is prohibited. The death of Officer Puri occurred when he attempted to intercept a truck on the Indore‑Betul highway near Sandalpur. The driver allegedly tried to escape, and the truck’s rear wheel ran over Puri, killing him. Constable Sohan Jat was also injured. Police have arrested several people in connection with the case, and the investigation into the wider network is ongoing. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has used the case to criticize the Congress’s handling of the state government’s response to the deaths of police officers and to question whether proceeds from the illegal liquor trade were being used to finance Congress activities. Cabinet minister Vishwas Sarang claimed that Jaiswal and his brother were partners in a liquor shop connected to the network and that Jaiswal was close to Patwari. The Congress has maintained its criticism of the state government, arguing that the deaths and the killing of a police officer expose the failure to curb the illicit liquor trade. The party has demanded an impartial investigation into the network and accountability from the government. The case came to light after residents of Chandana and Binjana villages in Dewas district reported a series of deaths allegedly linked to consuming spurious liquor between 27 September and 16 October. Villagers claimed that at least 13 people died after consuming the liquor, with several others reportedly suffering from vomiting, dizziness and eyesight problems. The administration disputed the claims, stating that the deaths resulted from other medical conditions, accidents and old age. The police investigation subsequently uncovered an alleged illegal liquor manufacturing and distribution network and arrested more than a dozen people.
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