Punjab hooch tragedy: Police arrests Ludhiana-based methanol supplier

Rajeev Joshi, the owner of Ludhiana Paint Store, was nabbed late Monday evening

The Punjab police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a Ludhiana-based paint store owner who allegedly supplied three drums of spurious liquor that triggered the recent wave of hooch deaths in the state.

Rajeev Joshi, the owner of Ludhiana Paint Store, was nabbed late on Monday evening, said Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta.

The accused disclosed that he supplied the three drums of methanol (methyl alcohol), which were used to make the spurious methanol-based alcohol, to Prabhdeep Singh, nephew of Ravinder Anand of Moga who is further linked with Avtar Singh, he said.

The police are tracking the leads given by Joshi,