Amritsar, May 13 -- Taking swift action after tragic loss of lives due to spurious liquor in Majitha in Amritsar, Punjab Police has arrested 10 persons including the kingpin of the racket along with several local distributors in connection with the illicit liquor trade and main suppliers of Methanol-- a fatal chemical used in industrial products, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav on Tuesday.

According to an official release, the arrested kingpin of the racket has been identified as Sahib Singh, while, main suppliers of methanol have been identified as Pankaj Kumar alias Sahil and Arvind Kumar, owners of Sahil Chemicals at Sukh Enclave in Ludhiana. Police have also arrested local distributors-- identified as Prabhj...