A key accused in Malvani hooch&nbsp;tragedy, which claimed over a hundred lives, was arrested by&nbsp;Ahmedabad police.
After his arrest yesterday based on a tip-off by Mumbai&nbsp;police, the accused Bharat Patel (42) was brought to Mumbai&nbsp;today, police said.
"Patel is a prime accused who used to buy chemicals&nbsp;illegally from trucks and tankers and then sell the material&nbsp;to other accused who have been earlier arrested in this case&nbsp;by police," DCP (Detection) Dhananjay Kulkarni said.
According to the officer, the Mumbai crime branch passed&nbsp;on the information about Patel yesterday to Ahmedabad police.&nbsp;
"We informed about the exact location of Patel to&nbsp;Ahmedabad police who arrested him yesterday from Chand Lodhia&nbsp;area in Ahmedabad," Kulkarni said.&nbsp;
Patel was produced in a local court that remanded him&nbsp;in police custody.
With his arrest, the total number of accused held in&nbsp;the case has gone up to 14.
At least 102 people had died after consuming spurious&nbsp;liquor consumption at Malvani area in Malad.

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