Raipur. On Monday, the ED issued a press note regarding the Rs 2,000 crore liquor scam, saying that hotel businessman Anwar Dhebar, Excise Officer AP Tripathi, commission agent Nitesh Purohit and Trilochan Singh Dhillon alias Pappu, the master mind of the liquor scam, have been arrested so far. Assets worth crores have been frozen. ED has informed in its press note that the action will continue further. According to ED officials, the game of scam is going on in liquor for three years.
The ED in its press note stated that the people involved in the scam used to collect bribe from the distillery in each case of liquor. The ED is talking about purchasing liquor through the state body. According to the ED, in the liquor scam, along with selling raw liquor on a large scale, country liquor has been sold on a large scale without accounting. Not a single rupee of country liquor sold has reached the government treasury. The said amount has reached the Syndicate’s pocket. According to ED officials, country liquor along with raw was sold from government liquor shops.
bribe to form a cartel
According to the press note issued by ED, bribe was taken from all the distilleries. Distillery owners used to pay bribes to syndicates to form bribery cartels and get a certain share of the market. Along with this, the ED has also made allegations of taking bribe from the license holders of FL-10.
53 acres of land in Nava Raipur
ED has told in its press note that, Anwar Dhebar has bought 53 acres of land in Nava Raipur for Rs 21 crore 60 lakh with the black money of liquor in the name of his joint venture. Anwar has bought the land in the name of one of his associates. Investigation revealed that Arvind Singh has invested one crore in a stock trading company in Mumbai in the name of his wife Pinky Singh. ED has frozen it. Prior to this, ED has frozen Trilok Singh’s FD worth Rs 27.50 crore and seized jewelery worth Rs 28 crore from the house of country liquor makers. The ED has not disclosed the names of the people whose jewelery has been seized.
Remand of four including Anwar, Tripathi increased
Hotelier Anwar Debar, Excise Department official AP Tripathi, commission agent Nitesh Purohit and Milai-based hotelier Trilochan Singh alias Pappu Dhillon were produced in a special ED court on Monday in connection with the alleged Rs 2,000 crore liquor scam in the state. . After hearing the arguments of the ED and the defence, the court has ordered to extend the remand period of the four till May 19.
Anwar accused of corrupting the system
ED’s investigation has revealed that Arunpati Tripathi remained adamant on his direct action. Along with this, the ED accused Anwar Dhebar that in order to corrupt the liquor business, along with his accomplices, he made policy changes and gave tenders to his people. Because of this the whole system of selling liquor got corrupted. According to the press note issued by ED, AP Tripathi was also fully involved in this whole game. According to the ED, quality liquor was not made available to the people because of this syndicate.
