At least three persons, including two grocers, have been arrested, days after five persons died due to suspected consumption of an Ayurvedic syrup containing methanol sold by their shop in Gujarat’s Kheda district, police said on Saturday.
Two others, who had supplied bottles of the syrup, are yet to be arrested.
The shop had sold bottles of the syrup to at least 50 persons, as per the preliminary investigation.
A five-member special investigation team (SIT) led by Deputy Superintendent of Police, Nadiad, was formed to investigate the case, said Kheda district Superintendent of Police Rajesh Gadhiya.
“We have arrested Kishor Sodha and his brother Ishwar Sodha, the owners of the grocery store which sold the suspected syrup to the victims. When the duo was questioned, they identified one Yogesh Sindhi as the person who supplied them with the syrup. All three were arrested yesterday (Friday),” Gadhiya told reporters.
Sindhi disclosed the names of Nitin Kotwani and Bhavesh Shevkani fr
