Chennai Factory Owner Arrested Over Methanol Tragedy That killed 21
NDTV
Tamil Nadu methanol tragedy: Altogether, 16 people -- including the factory owner, two persons who bought the methanol from him and those who helped transport it -- have been arrested and accused of murder.
Tamil Nadu Police have arrested a Chennai-based factory owner for allegedly selling methanol, consumption of which cost 21 people their lives. Altogether, 16 people -- including the factory owner, two persons who bought the methanol from him and those who helped transport it -- have been arrested and accused of murder.
State police chief Dr Sylendra Babu said the crackdown on illicit liquor in the state is driving people to drinking industrial methanol. "People are going for methanol only because illicit liquor has been checked," he said.
In a statement, the police chief said Ilayanambi, who owns Jaya Sakthi Private Ltd, had illegally sold 1,200 litres of methanol to two men. The methanol was lying unused after his factory shut down during the pandemic.
The two men, in turn, supplied around 8 litres of it to two persons.
