Archive · 24 Aug 2026
13 More Arrested in Bhavnagar Hooch Tragedy Case
Police have arrested 13 more people in a case involving poisonous liquor in Bhavnagar.
The tragedy caused 13 deaths.
This brings the total number of arrests to 27.
One of the newly arrested people was Anand Rakesh Chhandi.
Police arrested him in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.
Investigators say he helped provide the chemical used to make the poisonous liquor.
They also say he was involved in a plan to sell it.
A court allowed police to keep all 13 people in custody until September 2.
The Gujarat Police State Monitoring Cell arrested 13 more people in the Bhavnagar hooch tragedy case.
The arrests, made on August 23, brought the total number of arrests to 27.
Anand Rakesh Chhandi, identified as a key accused, was arrested in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.
Police said Chhandi played a major role in an alleged conspiracy to sell poisonous liquor.
A Bhavnagar court granted police custody of all 13 accused until September 2.
- Who
- The Gujarat Police State Monitoring Cell arrested 13 people, including Anand Rakesh Chhandi.
- What
- The arrests are connected to the Bhavnagar hooch tragedy, which claimed 13 lives.
- When
- The 13 arrests were made on August 23; police custody was granted until September 2.
- Where
- The case concerns Bhavnagar, while Chhandi was arrested in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- Police allege the accused were involved in a conspiracy to sell poisonous liquor, with chemicals allegedly supplied through Chhandi.
- New arrests
- 13 people
- Total arrests
- 27
- Deaths in tragedy
- 13
- Key accused arrested
- Anand Rakesh Chhandi
- Arrest location
- Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
- Custody granted until
- September 2
- Arresting agency
- State Monitoring Cell, Gujarat Police