Khategaon TI murder accused Mohin Jaiswal dies of brain haemorrhage; Manish held in Vadodara

Mohin Jaiswal, an accused linked to an illegal liquor network in the murder of former Khategaon TI Dilip Puri Goswami, has died. He was a resident of Ahmedabad. He died of a brain haemorrhage on Sunday after being treated for about two days. The SIT probing the murder and the illegal liquor network had been keeping watch on him in Ahmedabad. His last rites were performed on Monday.

In the same case, police have arrested absconding accused Manish Jaiswal from Vadodara in Gujarat. SP Aditya Mishra said Manish had been absconding since the incident. Separate Dewas police teams had been searching and raiding in several states and districts across the country to catch him. He was arrested in Gujarat and brought to Dewas. After being produced in court, he has been remanded in police custody till November 16. Police are questioning him to gather more information on the liquor smuggling network. Manish has been described as a key link in the network, and several new details are expected to emerge after his questioning.

The incident took place on the night of November 1-2. On the Indore-Betul national highway in the Khategaon police station area, the driver of a mini truck loaded with illegal liquor ran over station TI Goswami, who was conducting a check. The driver then turned the vehicle around and fled. A little further on, he abandoned the vehicle and escaped. Police registered a murder case and began an investigation.

Driver Gajendra, alias Akku, and cleaner Dheeraj were later arrested. While they were being taken to Khategaon via Dewas, they tried to escape on the way. Both were injured in a brief police encounter. After initial treatment at the district hospital, they were referred to Indore. Gajendra and Dheeraj will be produced in court on November 10.

Police have also arrested accused Rahul Jaiswal, Vijay Rao, Keram Singh and Bhupendra Rana in the case, and they are being questioned. Their remand runs till November 10, and police will seek an extension after producing them in court. The team that took accused Kerem Singh to Dahod in Gujarat is also returning. Police will produce him in court and seek an extension of remand. So far, information on the backward links has been obtained from him. He will now be questioned on the forward links: where the liquor went in Gujarat, through whom, and who is involved in the network.

Vijay, a resident of Indore, is also being questioned continuously. A team had taken him to Indore. Questioning has yielded several pieces of information, and his mobile phone has also provided important leads. He was close to Manish, so information about Manish is also being gathered. Agreement documents related to Rahul Jaiswal's liquor shop have been seized. The rent agreement also carries the names of Rahul's brother Puneet and father Arun Jaiswal, and they will be questioned too.

Another accused, Patendra Jaiswal, is absconding. His daughter and son-in-law have been brought to the police station for questioning.

Mohin's death has added to police concerns. According to sources, police were close to catching him, and it was believed that questioning him could expose the names linked to liquor smuggling in Gujarat. Police planned to find out where Mohin's network extended in Madhya Pradesh, whom he was in contact with and how the entire business ran. Many questions have remained unanswered after his death. Police are now focusing entirely on Manish and Patendra Jaiswal, who were linked to Mohin. The investigation will move forward on the information obtained from them.