Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Sagar Hooch Tragedy Reveals Uttar Pradesh Link and Fake Labels
Police in Sagar are investigating liquor that was allegedly fake and unsafe.
Investigators say a couple from Lalitpur may have helped supply it.
The bottles reportedly had fake labels, lids, holograms and QR codes.
These features were designed to make the bottles look like real liquor.
The bottles were taken to several places in Sagar district using vehicles and motorcycles.
The article says buyers found it difficult to tell whether the bottles were genuine.
Madhya Pradesh has also experienced fatal spurious-liquor incidents in Ujjain and Morena.
Those earlier incidents led to investigations and action against some officials.
Sagar police are investigating a spurious-liquor tragedy allegedly linked to suppliers from Uttar Pradesh.
A couple from Lalitpur was identified during the preliminary investigation as allegedly involved in supplying the liquor.
The suppliers allegedly used fake wrappers, lids, labels, holograms and QR codes to make bottles appear genuine.
The bottles were reportedly distributed by vehicles and motorcycles in several Sagar district areas, including Bandri and Badodiya.
The incident has renewed scrutiny of earlier spurious-liquor tragedies in Ujjain and Morena, including the role of district officials and police.
- Who
- Sagar police are investigating alleged spurious-liquor suppliers, including a couple from Lalitpur; the article also names SP Anurag Sujaniya.
- What
- Fake liquor allegedly carrying counterfeit packaging, holograms and QR codes was supplied in Sagar district.
- When
- The current investigation is ongoing; the article references earlier incidents in October 2020 and January 2021.
- Where
- The liquor was distributed in Bandri, Badodiya, Gugra Khurd, Nauraj and Barrage in Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh, with an alleged supply link to Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The counterfeit packaging allegedly aimed to mislead buyers into believing the bottles contained genuine liquor.
- Investigator
- Sagar police
- Alleged supply link
- Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Counterfeit materials
- Wrappers, lids, labels, holograms and QR codes
- Reported distribution areas
- Bandri, Badodiya, Gugra Khurd, Nauraj and Barrage
- Earlier Ujjain incident
- 14 people died after drinking spurious liquor in October 2020
- Earlier Morena incident
- 24 people died and others were hospitalised in January 2021
- Current district police chief
- Anurag Sujaniya is identified as the SP in charge of Sagar; he previously held the same role in Morena during its tragedy