ED attaches properties worth Rs 205 crore in Chhattisgarh liquor scam case
10 months, 3 weeks ago

ED attaches properties worth Rs 205 crore in Chhattisgarh liquor scam case

India Today  

The Raipur wing of the Enforcement Directorate on Friday provisionally attached 18 movable and 161 immovable properties valued at around Rs 205 Crore in the ongoing investigation of a liquor scam in Chhattisgarh. The attached assets include 14 properties of former IAS officer Anil Tuteja, worth Rs 15.82 Crore, as well as 115 properties belonging to one Anwar Dhebar valued at Rs 116.16 Crore, among others. MODUS OPERANDI BEHIND CHHATTISGARH LIQUOR SCAM 2019-22 The accused had a modus operandi that was structured into different stages. Firstly, bribes would be taken from the distillers per case of liquor procured from them by the Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation Limited, which is the state body for the purchase and sale of liquor.

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Liquor Scam Raids: Why ED Hunts in TN & Chhattisgarh but Spares BJP States?
4 days, 7 hours ago

Liquor Scam Raids: Why ED Hunts in TN & Chhattisgarh but Spares BJP States?

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 23, 2025 16:14 IST - 11 MINS READ It is an open secret that the BJP-led Central government has weaponised investigations into excise policies in opposition-ruled States. A party spokesperson said: “How could the Annamalai know the liquor scam was worth Rs.1,000 crore even before the ED released its press brief? The saga in Chhattisgarh In Chhattisgarh, …

Chhattisgarh liquor scam: Case against Congress workers for attacking ED team
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Chhattisgarh liquor scam: Case against Congress workers for attacking ED team

India Today  

Police have registered a case against the accused who attacked the car of an Enforcement Directorate official leaving after conducting a raid on former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's house on Monday in their investigation into alleged money laundering in a liquor scam. After the ED team left Baghel's residence at around 4:30 pm, the protesting Congress workers blocked their cavalcade …

ED raids Chhattisgarh ex-CM Bhupesh Baghel's son Chaitanya Baghel, others in liquor 'scam' case
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

ED raids Chhattisgarh ex-CM Bhupesh Baghel's son Chaitanya Baghel, others in liquor 'scam' case

New Indian Express  

RAIPUR: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday raided the premises of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel as part of a money laundering investigation involving his son in the alleged liquor scam case, official sources reported. The ED searched the premises of Bhupesh Baghel's son, Chaitanya Baghel, in Bhilai, along with properties linked to Laxmi Narayan Bansal, alias …

Decide on Chhattisgarh ex-official’s role in liquor case by April 10: SC to state
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Decide on Chhattisgarh ex-official’s role in liquor case by April 10: SC to state

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday told the Chhattisgarh government that investigation into the liquor case cannot “continue endlessly” and ordered completion of probe into state’s former excise official Arun Pati Tripathi by April 10, when he is to be produced before a trial court to be considered for release on bail. The Supreme Court on Friday told the Chhattisgarh government …

Ex-Chhattisgarh Minister was receiving ₹2 crore per month from the proceeds of excise scam, says ED
2 months, 1 week ago

Ex-Chhattisgarh Minister was receiving ₹2 crore per month from the proceeds of excise scam, says ED

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Enforcement has claimed that Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh Minister Kawasi Lakhma was receiving “not less than ₹2 crore per month from the Proceeds of Crime ” generated by the alleged liquor scam in the State. In a statement released on Friday, the ED stated that Mr. Lakhma, who was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the …

‘I am illiterate’: Ex-Chhattisgarh minister Kawasi Lakhma arrested by ED in liquor ‘scam’
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2 months, 1 week ago

‘I am illiterate’: Ex-Chhattisgarh minister Kawasi Lakhma arrested by ED in liquor ‘scam’

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday arrested Congress MLA in Chhattisgarh and former state excise minister Kawasi Lakhma in an alleged liquor scam case. Congress MLA and former state excise minister Kawasi Lakhma, right, being taken to court by the Enforcement Directorate officials in an alleged liquor scam, in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. "The arrest of former minister and senior MLA Kawasi Lakhma …

Chhattisgarh liquor scam: Former minister & Congress MLA Kawasi Lakhma arrested
2 months, 1 week ago

Chhattisgarh liquor scam: Former minister & Congress MLA Kawasi Lakhma arrested

Hindustan Times  

RAIPUR: Former Chhattisgarh excise minister and Congress lawmaker Kawasi Lakhma was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the alleged liquor scam, police said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, union home minister Amit Shah, and Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai are trying to suppress the voice of a poor tribal and Bastar. In a previous statement, the ED alleged that Lakhma …

ED arrests ex-Chhattisgarh excise minister Kawasi Lakhma in liquor scam
2 months, 1 week ago

ED arrests ex-Chhattisgarh excise minister Kawasi Lakhma in liquor scam

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday arrested former Chhattisgarh excise minister and incumbent Congress MLA Kawasi Lakhma in an alleged liquor ‘scam’, reported news agency PTI. {{^userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{#usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} {{/userSubscribed}} ED had said on Monday that the senior Congress leader used to "receive" a substantial amount in cash on a monthly basis out …

Chhattisgarh liquor scam: ED conducts raids at ex-Minister Kawasi Lakhma's residence, six other locations
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh liquor scam: ED conducts raids at ex-Minister Kawasi Lakhma's residence, six other locations

India TV News  

The Enforcement Directorate has conducted seven raids at multiple locations in connection to the alleged Rs 20,000 crore Chhattisgarh liquor scam. Among many locations, the federal agency also conducted raids at the residences of former Excise Minister Kawasi Lakhma in Raipur. Earlier on August 20, the Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed 12 petitions by the accused challenging the cases lodged by …

ED Retrieved Properties Worth Rs 14,131 Cr From Vijay Mallya, 1,052 Cr From Nirav Modi: Nirmala Sitharaman In Lok Sabha
3 months, 1 week ago

ED Retrieved Properties Worth Rs 14,131 Cr From Vijay Mallya, 1,052 Cr From Nirav Modi: Nirmala Sitharaman In Lok Sabha

ABP News  

Finance Minister Nirma Sitharaman on Tuesday said the Enforcement Directorate has successfully retrieved properties worth Rs 22,280 crores from economic offenders, including Rs 14,131 crore from Vijay Mallya and Rs 1,052 from Nirav Modi. In Vijay Mallya case, 14,131.6 crore has been recovered and the complete amount of the attached property has been restored to the public sector banks." "In …

Exclusive: Rs 125 crore in assets returned to victims in Mehul Choksi-PNB scam case
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Exclusive: Rs 125 crore in assets returned to victims in Mehul Choksi-PNB scam case

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate, Mumbai, has successfully handed over properties worth more than Rs 125 crore to the liquidator of Gitanjali Gems Ltd. Following an application supported by the ED, the Special PMLA Court in Mumbai approved the monetisation of properties worth Rs 2,565.90 crore linked to Mehul Choksi. PROPERTIES HANDED OVER As per the court’s order, ED initiated the transfer …

Haryana: ED attaches immovable properties worth over Rs 300 crore in Gurugram
8 months, 1 week ago

Haryana: ED attaches immovable properties worth over Rs 300 crore in Gurugram

India TV News  

Haryana: ED attaches immovable properties worth over Rs 300 crore in Gurugram The ED investigation revealed that the accused entity discharged industrial effluents in the bore-wells illicitly installed in the premises of its industrial unit, leading to soil and water contamination, which resulted in public health risk and cattle deaths in and around adjacent areas. The Enforcement Directorate has attached …

Chhattisgarh liquor scam case: ED attaches properties worth ₹205 crore
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh liquor scam case: ED attaches properties worth ₹205 crore

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Enforcement on Friday stated that it has provisionally attached properties worth approximately ₹205.49 crore in the ongoing investigation of liquor scam in Chhattisgarh. The action follows the registration of a fresh ECIR in connection with the liquor scam which, according to ED’s claim, cost the State exchequer ₹2,161 crores during the tenure of the previous Congress government. …

Who is Anil Tuteja, retired IAS officer arrested in Chhattisgarh liquor scam?
11 months ago

Who is Anil Tuteja, retired IAS officer arrested in Chhattisgarh liquor scam?

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Sunday arrested bureaucrat Anil Tuteja in a money laundering case linked to the alleged liquor scam in Chhattisgarh. What is the alleged Chhattisgarh liquor scam and what are the allegations against Anil Tuteja? The ED also claimed that money was illegally collected from "every" bottle of liquor sold in Chhattisgarh by an alcohol syndicate led by …

Retired IAS officer arrested in Chhattisgarh liquor scam case
11 months ago

Retired IAS officer arrested in Chhattisgarh liquor scam case

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested retired Chhattisgarh IAS officer Anil Tuteja in connection with an alleged liquor scam-linked money laundering case in the state, official sources said on Sunday. The IAS officer was later taken into custody under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and is expected to be produced before a magistrate seeking his remand, the …

ED arrests former IAS Anil Tuteja in Chhattisgarh liquor scam case
11 months ago

ED arrests former IAS Anil Tuteja in Chhattisgarh liquor scam case

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested retired Indian Administrative Service officer Anil Tuteja in its fresh money laundering probe into the alleged corruption in Chhattisgarh liquor industry, people familiar with the development said on Sunday. In its fresh case, ED has named all those 70 accused booked by the police, including Anil Tuteja, his son Yash Tuteja, several Congress …

ED attaches Rs 98 cr assets of Raj Kundra, Shilpa Shetty
11 months, 1 week ago

ED attaches Rs 98 cr assets of Raj Kundra, Shilpa Shetty

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate said on Thursday that it has attached movable and immovable properties worth Rs 97.79 crore belonging to Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra in connection with of a money-laundering case. The properties include a residential flat in Juhu, which is in the name of Shilpa Shetty, another residential bungalow in Pune and …

Congress says the BJP and the ED peddled ‘shameless lies’ about the liquor scam in Chhattisgarh
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress says the BJP and the ED peddled ‘shameless lies’ about the liquor scam in Chhattisgarh

The Hindu  

The Congress on Wednesday alleged that the Enforcement Directorate had scripted a liquor scam in Chhattisgarh to help the BJP in the Assembly elections, and accused the ruling party of “shamelessly peddling” lies to implicate former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had used the ED, the Central Bureau of Investigation …

What's the political fallout of SC relief to accused in Chhattisgarh 'liquor scam'?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

What's the political fallout of SC relief to accused in Chhattisgarh 'liquor scam'?

India Today  

The Supreme Court, on April 8, quashed proceedings against the accused in the alleged liquor scam in Chhattisgarh, stating that there was no scheduled offence being made out by the Enforcement Directorate, the central agency probing the matter. In the run-up to the assembly elections last year, the ED had probed an alleged liquor scam, a coal scam and a …

ED files new case in Chhattisgarh liquor scam after Supreme Court ruling
11 months, 2 weeks ago

ED files new case in Chhattisgarh liquor scam after Supreme Court ruling

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday registered a new case to probe “afresh” alleged corruption in Chhattisgarh’s liquor industry, people aware of developments said — a day after the Supreme Court quashed money laundering proceedings in the case, holding that no scheduled offence was established for the agency to proceed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The Chhattisgarh police FIR …

SC junks ED case in C’garh liquor ‘scam’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

SC junks ED case in C’garh liquor ‘scam’

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a money laundering case linked to the alleged Chhattisgarh liquor scam, holding that no scheduled offence was established for the Enforcement Directorate to proceed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. By nixing the ED complaint in the Chhattisgarh liquor scam case, the court has solidified the legal position that the agency cannot …

'Liquor scam' comes back to haunt Congress govt ahead of Chhattisgarh polls
1 year, 4 months ago

'Liquor scam' comes back to haunt Congress govt ahead of Chhattisgarh polls

Op India  

Ahead of the upcoming election in Chhattisgarh, the high-profile liquor scam that ran uninterrupted in the State between 2019 and 2022 has come under the spotlight again. Illegal commission on sale of alcohol from ‘chosen’ distillers In March 2019, Anwar Dhebar called a meeting of the Directors of three companies ‘M/s Chhattisgarh Distilleries Limited’, ‘M/s Bhatia Wines Merchants Pvt Ltd.’ …

ED attaches DHFL promoters’ assets worth ₹70 cr
1 year, 5 months ago

ED attaches DHFL promoters’ assets worth ₹70 cr

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached assets worth ₹70.39 crore belonging to the former promoters of Dewan Housing Finance Limited, Kapil Wadhawan and Dheeraj Wadhawan. HT Image The attached assets are in the form of paintings and sculpture worth ₹28.58 crore, watches worth ₹5 crore, diamond jewellery worth ₹10.71 crore, 20% stake in a helicopter worth ₹9 crore and two …

Jharkhand liquor trader Jigendra Tiwari remanded 8-day ED custody by PMLA court
1 year, 5 months ago

Jharkhand liquor trader Jigendra Tiwari remanded 8-day ED custody by PMLA court

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday told the special PMLA court, Jharkhand, that liquor traders Jogendra Tiwari and Prem Prakash monopolised the liquor business in the state with help from ‘highly-placed bureaucrats and politicians’. The raids were conducted based on an Enforcement Case Information Report recorded by the agency on March 31, 2022, treating four first information reports registered with different …

ED attaches assets worth over Rs 315 crore in money laundering case against former Maharashtra NCP MP
1 year, 5 months ago

ED attaches assets worth over Rs 315 crore in money laundering case against former Maharashtra NCP MP

India TV News  

The Enforcement Directorate on Sunday said that it has attached land and other items worth over Rs 315 crore as part of an alleged bank fraud in connection with money laundering probe against a former NCP MP from Maharashtra, his family and businesses. Ishwarlal Shankarlal Jain Lalwani, the former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament from the Nationalist Congress Party, is …

Scams and Scandals Have Made Chhattisgarh a State of Corruption - News18
1 year, 5 months ago

Scams and Scandals Have Made Chhattisgarh a State of Corruption - News18

News 18  

The mood on the ground in Chhattisgarh has completely changed in the last couple of months. Rs 2,161 Crore Liquor Scam In May 2023, the Enforcement Directorate busted a Rs 2,161 crore ‘scam’ in Chhattisgarh which was believed to be operated with the help of top politicians and bureaucrats. When the Delhi liquor scam broke out, there were indications that …

Chandigarh stares at ₹150 cr loss from 18 unsold liquor vends
1 year, 6 months ago

Chandigarh stares at ₹150 cr loss from 18 unsold liquor vends

Hindustan Times  

The UT excise and taxation department is staring at a ₹150 crore loss this financial year with 18 of its liquor vends finding no takers even after 18 rounds of auctions. Darshan Singh Kler, the owner of Kler Wines, who acquired six liquor vends in the auction held on March 15, criticised the UT’s excise policy as well as its …

ED seizes luxury cars, jewellery, & cash after raids on Haryana Cong MLA
1 year, 7 months ago

ED seizes luxury cars, jewellery, & cash after raids on Haryana Cong MLA

Hindustan Times  

Four luxury cars, jewellery worth ₹14.5 lakh and ₹4.5 lakh in cash have been seized after raids were conducted against the Congress' Haryana MLA Dharam Singh Chokker and companies "owned and controlled" by him as part of a money laundering case linked to alleged fraud with homebuyers, the ED said on Monday. Haryana MLA Dharam Singh Chokker The action under …

ED attaches assets worth ₹52.24 crore in Delhi excise policy case
1 year, 8 months ago

ED attaches assets worth ₹52.24 crore in Delhi excise policy case

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached assets worth ₹52.24 crore belonging to former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and others in the excise policy case, the agency said on July 7. They include immovable assets worth ₹7.29 crore, involving two properties of Mr. Sisodia and his wife; Chariot Productions Media Private Limited and its owner, Rajesh Joshi; and land/flat …

Delhi liquor scam: ED attaches assets worth over Rs 52 cr of Manish Sisodia, wife and others
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi liquor scam: ED attaches assets worth over Rs 52 cr of Manish Sisodia, wife and others

Firstpost  

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal accused the centre of defaming Sisodia by running “fake news”. The Enforcement Directorate on attached assets worth more than Rs 52 crore of arrested former Delhi deputy chief minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia, his wife and some other accused in the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case. The ED on March 9 arrested former Delhi …

Delhi liquor scam: ED attaches assets worth over Rs 50 crore of Manish Sisodia, others
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi liquor scam: ED attaches assets worth over Rs 50 crore of Manish Sisodia, others

India TV News  

Sisodia's properties attached: Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached assets worth Rs 52.24 crore belonging to former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia and others in the liquor scam case, the agency said on Friday. Sisodia denied bail by court Meanwhile, the bail application of Sisodia, who was arrested for his alleged involvement in a money …

Chhattisgarh liquor scam caused ₹2,161-crore loss to exchequer, says ED chargesheet
1 year, 8 months ago

Chhattisgarh liquor scam caused ₹2,161-crore loss to exchequer, says ED chargesheet

The Hindu  

In its chargesheet in the alleged liquor scam case purportedly involving bureaucrats and politicians of Chhattisgarh, the Enforcement Directorate claimed on Tuesday that the total loss to the State exchequer was to the tune of ₹2,161 crore. Chhattisgarh liquor ‘scam’ | ED attaches assets worth over ₹121 crore of IAS officer Tuteja, Raipur Mayor’s brother The scam, hitherto dubbed as …

Chhattisgarh: ED nabs steel firm staffer wanted in liquor scam during his mother's funeral
1 year, 9 months ago

Chhattisgarh: ED nabs steel firm staffer wanted in liquor scam during his mother's funeral

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday nabbed an employee of Bhilai Steel Plant in connection with the alleged Rs 2,000 crore liquor scam in Chhattisgarh during the funeral of his mother, a lawyer of the central agency said. READ | Chhattisgarh liquor scam: Supreme Court issues notice to ED on plea alleging threat The ED had pasted a notice at Singh's …

Chhattisgarh liquor scam: Supreme Court issues notice to ED on plea alleging threat
1 year, 10 months ago

Chhattisgarh liquor scam: Supreme Court issues notice to ED on plea alleging threat

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate on a plea challenging an Enforcement Case Information Report in the liquor scam case in Chhattisgarh and alleging that the ED was threatening them and their family members with arrest. A vacation bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and PS Narasimha issued notice to the ED on a plea filed …

Chhattisgarh liquor 'scam' | ED attaches assets worth over ₹121 crore of IAS officer Tuteja, Raipur Mayor's brother
1 year, 10 months ago

Chhattisgarh liquor 'scam' | ED attaches assets worth over ₹121 crore of IAS officer Tuteja, Raipur Mayor's brother

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has attached 119 immovable properties estimated around ₹121.87 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in connection with the alleged liquor scam-linked money laundering case in Chhattisgarh. Out of the attached properties, 14 assets belong to Indian Administrative Service official Anil Tuteja, currently Joint Secretary in the State’s Industry and Commerce department; 69 are related to …

Chhattisgarh liquor scam: ED attaches assets worth Rs 121 crore of Raipur mayor's brother, IAS officer
1 year, 10 months ago

Chhattisgarh liquor scam: ED attaches assets worth Rs 121 crore of Raipur mayor's brother, IAS officer

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday said it has attached assets worth more than Rs 121 crore belonging to the accused including Raipur mayor's brother Anwar Dhebar, IAS officer Anil Tuteja in the Chhattigarh liquor scam case. The assets of Anwar Dhebar, IAS officer Anil Tuteja, former MD of Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation Ltd. Arun Pati Tripathi and others have been …

ED seizes assets worth over Rs 121 crore in Pune bank fraud case
1 year, 10 months ago

ED seizes assets worth over Rs 121 crore in Pune bank fraud case

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached 47 immovable properties worth Rs 121.81 crore in Pune and movable assets worth Rs 54.25 lakh of Devi Concrete Products under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The ED initiated the PMLA investigation based on a predicate FIR at Pune’s Vimantal Police station against Vinay Aranha of the Rosary Education …

Chhattisgarh excise officer changed policy resulting in Rs 2,000-crore scam: ED
1 year, 10 months ago

Chhattisgarh excise officer changed policy resulting in Rs 2,000-crore scam: ED

India Today  

Arun Pati Tripathi, the Special Secretary in Chhattisgarh Excise Department, was responsible for making changes in the policy which led to a Rs 2,000-crore scam in the state, the Enforcement Directorate alleged. “The ED investigation revealed that Arun Pati Tripathi, through his direct actions at the insistence of Anwar Dhebar, corrupted the entire liquor system of Chhattisgarh to maximise corruption …

Delhi liquor scam: CBI nets media head for paying' AAP
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi liquor scam: CBI nets media head for paying' AAP

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The CBI has arrested the commercial head and production controller of India Ahead News in connection with its probe into the alleged Delhi excise scam, officials said Monday. Arvind Kumar Singh, the commercial head and production controller of the news channel, was arrested for the alleged transfer of Rs 17 crore to a company handling the Aam Admi …

Liquor scam case | Congress accuses BJP of causing a ₹4,400-crore loss to exchequer in Chhattisgarh
1 year, 10 months ago

Liquor scam case | Congress accuses BJP of causing a ₹4,400-crore loss to exchequer in Chhattisgarh

The Hindu  

Amidst the Enforcement Directorate turning the heat on Chhattisgarh government in connection with an alleged ₹2,000-crore liquor scam, the ruling Congress on May 15 accused the previous Bharatiya Janata Party regime of indulging in an even bigger, ₹4,400-crore excise scam. Congress’s State media incharge Sushil Anand Shukla demanded an ED probe into the said scam that according to him, was …

Senior Chhattisgarh official arrested in connection with alleged liquor scam
1 year, 10 months ago

Senior Chhattisgarh official arrested in connection with alleged liquor scam

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday arrested Arun Pati Tripathi, Special Secretary at the Department of Excise and the managing director of Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation Limited in connection with the alleged ₹2,000-crore liquor scam in the State. He is the fourth person and the first government official arrested in connection with the alleged scam that was run by a “syndicate …

ED arrests two accused in Chhattisgarh ‘liquor scam’ case
1 year, 10 months ago

ED arrests two accused in Chhattisgarh ‘liquor scam’ case

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested two persons and seized movable assets worth ₹28 crore in connection with the ‘liquor scam’ in Chhattisgarh, said the agency on Thursday. The agency had taken them into custody and got the remand of main accused Anwar Dhebar extended, for recording their statements under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. As alleged by the ED, …

Chhattisgarh: ED busts Rs 2000 crore liquor scam, arrest Congress leader's brother
1 year, 10 months ago

Chhattisgarh: ED busts Rs 2000 crore liquor scam, arrest Congress leader's brother

Op India  

An alleged ‘scam’ of Rs 2,000 crore in Chhattisgarh, reportedly aided by high-ranking politicians and bureaucrats, has been exposed by the Enforcement Directorate. ED says that money was collected on “every bottle” of liquor sold in the state by an alcohol syndicate led by Anwar Dhebar. He weaved an elaborate conspiracy and stitched a wide network of persons/entities to execute …

IAS officer Anil Tuteja 'kingpin' of illegal liquor syndicate in Chhattisgarh along with Raipur mayor's brother: ED
1 year, 10 months ago

IAS officer Anil Tuteja 'kingpin' of illegal liquor syndicate in Chhattisgarh along with Raipur mayor's brother: ED

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has alleged that Indian Administrative Service officer Anil Tuteja was the “kingpin” of an illegal liquor syndicate in Chhattisgarh along with liquor businessman Anwar Dhebar and the corruption money was also used for electioneering. The ED said its investigation also revealed that from 2019 to 2022, the sale of “unaccounted illicit” liquor was almost 30-40% of the …

ED busts Rs 2,000-cr liquor 'scam' in Chhattisgarh, alleges politician-bureaucrat nexus
1 year, 10 months ago

ED busts Rs 2,000-cr liquor 'scam' in Chhattisgarh, alleges politician-bureaucrat nexus

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate said it has busted a Rs 2,000-crore liquor scam which was allegedly being operated with the help of top politicians and bureaucrats in Chhattisgarh, a state where the Congress is in power. Anwar Dhebar, though a private citizen, was backed and worked for illegal gratification of the high-level political executives and senior bureaucrats,” the ED said. He …

ED alleges ₹2,000 crore liquor scam in Chhattisgarh; says money used for electioneering after arresting Congress mayor’s brother
1 year, 10 months ago

ED alleges ₹2,000 crore liquor scam in Chhattisgarh; says money used for electioneering after arresting Congress mayor’s brother

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday told a court that more than ₹2,000 crore of corruption money had been generated by a syndicate “comprising high-level State government officials, private persons and Political Executives of the State government” through an alleged liquor scam in Chhattisgarh. Moving the remand application of Anwar Dhebar, a brother of Raipur mayor Aijaz Dhebar who was arrested …

Chandigarh: Only 11 of 52 liquor vends auctioned in second round
2 years ago

Chandigarh: Only 11 of 52 liquor vends auctioned in second round

Hindustan Times  

In yet another jolt to the UT excise and taxation department, it managed to sell only 11 of the 52 remaining liquor vends in the second round of auction that took place on Tuesday. From Tuesday’s auction, Chandigarh excise and taxation department earned a revenue of ₹ 54.85 crore against the reserve price of ₹ 51.27 crore. From the auction …

ED claims Rs 100cr changed hands in Delhi liquor scam
2 years, 1 month ago

ED claims Rs 100cr changed hands in Delhi liquor scam

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate investigating the Delhi liquor scam on Thursday claimed to have established hawala transactions, cash deposits in excess to liquor sales and benami investments including Rs 1 crore allegedly arranged by BRS MLC K. Kavitha to one of the kingpins in the scam. Kejriwal allegedly assured Mahandru that Nair was “his boy” and that Sameer “should trust …

Chhattisgarh Coal levy 'scam': ED attaches assets of CM Baghel's deputy secretary, IAS officer, others
2 years, 3 months ago

Chhattisgarh Coal levy 'scam': ED attaches assets of CM Baghel's deputy secretary, IAS officer, others

India TV News  

Chhattisgarh Coal levy 'scam': Flats, jewellery, cash, coal washeries and plots belonging to arrested Chhattisgarh government bureaucrats like Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's Deputy Secretary Saumya Chaurasia, IAS officer Sameer Vishnoi and others have been attached in the alleged coal levy scam money laundering case, the ED said Saturday. The frozen assets include 65 properties belonging to coal trader and "main …

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