As the liquor rip-off case in Delhi continues to make headlines, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has claimed {that a} comparable alleged rip-off has erupted in Chhattisgarh, with an IAS officer and a liquor baron within the state being termed because the prime accused.
The ED has claimed that the alleged liquor rip-off in Delhi is price Rs 2000 crore, and the liquor businessman, who’s allegedly the “kingpin” of all the rip-off, has been arrested by the authorities in relation to the alleged fraud.
Alcohol baron Anwar Dhebar, who can be the brother of Congress chief and Raipur Mayor Aijaz Dhebar, was arrested by the ED on Saturday, after the company uncovered the huge rip-off, alongside his counterpart IAS officer, who has additionally been named because the prime accused within the case.
Apart from Dhebar, IAS officer Anil Tuteja, who’s posted as joint secretary in Chhattisgarh’s business and commerce division, has additionally been named within the rip-off, being termed because the kingpin, accused of operating a syndicate comprising of high-ranking officers within the state.
According to the ED report, over 30-40 % of the entire liquor introduced in Chhattisgarh was unlawful and is the results of the state liquor rip-off, between 2019 and 2022. While this liquor was bought on the authorities retailers, the income from the identical didn’t go to the federal government.
Apart from claiming that there was a Rs 2000 crore liquor rip-off within the state, the Enforcement Directorate additionally mentioned that over Rs 14 crore was exchanged between the accused liquor baron and the IAS officer, who’ve since been arrested within the case.
Meanwhile, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghal has rubbished the claims of a liquor rip-off within the state and mentioned that the allegations made by the ED are “false and baseless”, terming the case as an try and “defame” the Congress celebration forward of the state meeting elections.
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