This Pune hooch tragedy is honestly very hard to read because over 13 individuals have died after consuming toxic alcohol . And what makes it even more disturbing is that Rahul Kshirsagar,the vendor linked to sale of deadly liquor,is also among deceased.
And this is not some small detail ah . Reports say Kshirsagar had been previously registered in case about illegal sale of spurious liquor at Hadapsar Police Station on May 13,2026 . So now same person connected to selling this toxic alcohol has also died after consuming it .
The whole thing has created massive anger in Pune because people are asking very basic question now . If there was already case earlier,how did this illegal liquor still keep moving around and reaching people?
Police have now suspended three officers from Hadapsar Police Station . Senior Police Inspector Sanjay Mogle,Assistant Police Inspector Hasina Sikalgar,and Police Sub-Inspector Hasan Mulani have been cited for gross negligence and lack of supervision.
Few things standing out clearly in this case:
- Over 13 individuals have died after consuming toxic alcohol .
- Rahul Kshirsagar,the vendor linked to sale of deadly liquor,is also among deceased.
- Senior Police Inspector Sanjay Mogle,Assistant Police Inspector Hasina Sikalgar,and Police Sub-Inspector Hasan Mulani have been suspended.
And tbh,this is where public anger feels completely understandable. When illegal alcohol trade is already known,and still poisonous liquor reaches people,then blame cannot stop at one vendor only .
Police department has registered case Crime No. 379/2026 under various sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Maharashtra Prohibition Act . Preliminary investigations say liquor was illegally manufactured and adulterated with poisonous chemicals,which led to multiple deaths.
Reports also say that despite knowing risks linked to this lethal mixture,the vendor continued to sell it . That part is chilling because this was not just carelessness,it was playing with lives of poor people who usually end up buying such cheap alcohol.
Political and social backlash has already started across Pune,and people are demanding proper accountability now . Suspension of officers may look like quick action,but families who lost people will obviously ask why action came after deaths .
And somewhere,this tragedy again shows how illegal liquor business survives because of gaps,local networks,and weak supervision . One more case,one more round of outrage,but will anything actually change before next tragedy happens…
