Suspicious chemical barrels seized from Ahmedabad’s Bapunagar

Updated: Sep 21st, 2024


The State Monitoring Cell (SMC) seized around 10 barrels of suspicious chemicals from the warehouse of a transport company near Gujarat Bottling Crossroads in Bapunagar on the evening of September 19.

A preliminary investigation revealed that this consignment had been sent from Bhiwandi to a company in Vatva.

As there is a possibility that these chemicals could be methanol or ethanol alcohol, arrangements have been made to obtain an FSL (Forensic Science Laboratory) report. Based on this report, the police will take further action.

SMC Deputy Superintendent of Police, K T Kamariya, stated that these chemicals are used in industries, but the person who ordered the consignment did not have a licence.

Additionally, there is a possibility that the consignment contains methanol or ethanol alcohol. Hence, FSL’s assistance is being sought to confirm the type of chemical. If the chemical is confirmed to be ethanol or methanol alcohol, a formal complaint will be lodged, and legal action will be taken. The company in Bhiwandi that sent the consignment will also be investigated.

Notably, ethanol and methanol chemicals have previously been used in incidents like the 2022 chemical tragedy in Dhandhuka and Botad and the infamous Gujarat hooch tragedy.

In these cases, chemicals were sourced from the Amos Corporation located in Narol, Ahmedabad, and many lives were lost due to the use of these chemicals in the illicit liquor industry.

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