Kurukshetra Jail Superintendent Surrenders After 7 Months Absconding in Liquor Tragedy

• Kurukshetra Jail Superintendent Somnath Jagat surrendered in court after 7 months of absconding.
• He was involved in a spurious liquor tragedy that killed 22 people and ran a racket from jail.
• The racket involved jailed gangster Monu Rana operating a spurious liquor network from inside Kurukshetra District Jail with official help.
• Somnath Jagat had been absconding since September 2024, after an investigation intensified and a notice for interrogation was issued.
• His anticipatory bail plea was rejected by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, upholding previous rejections and his absconder status.