Raipur. Soumya Chaurasia, the former Chief Minister’s undersecretary in the liquor scam, will be produced in court today after her 14-day judicial remand ends. She was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on December 16th and presented in court on Friday after three days of remand.
Following Soumya’s statement, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested suspended IAS officer Niranjan Das, the former excise commissioner who was in custody in the EOW case. Das will be produced tomorrow. The ED filed a final charge sheet in this case on Tuesday, revealing a total of ₹2,880 crore in illegal earnings. The trial is now underway. The trial date is yet to be finalized.
Learn about the Chhattisgarh liquor scam.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is investigating the Chhattisgarh liquor scam. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed an FIR with the ACB, alleging a scam of over ₹3,200 crore. The ED investigation found that the scam was perpetrated during the tenure of the then Bhupesh Baghel government through a syndicate consisting of IAS officer Anil Tuteja, Excise Department MD AP Tripathi, and businessman Anwar Dhebar. An FIR has been filed against several individuals, including politicians, excise department officials, and businessmen, in connection with the scam.
