Five bootleggers arrested for their alleged involvement in the Marakkanam hooch tragedy, which claimed 14 lives in Villupuram district have been detained under the Goondas Act.
The CB-CID police had arrested bootleggers Amaran, Mannankatti, Arumugam, Ravi, and Muthu for supplying the brew to fishermen of Ekkiyarkuppam village on May 14.
Based on a representation from the CB-CID police, Villupuram Collector C. Palani ordered their detention under the Goondas Act. The orders were served on the accused lodged in the Cuddalore Central Prison.
