Properties worth Rs 205.49 crore of accused in liquor case attached

Raipur Zonal Office of Enforcement Directorate (RPZO-ED) has provisionally attached 18 movable and 161 immovable properties worth approx. Rs. 205.49 Crore in the ongoing investigation of liquor scam in the State of Chhattisgarh.

ED has recorded a fresh ECIR in the liquor scam on the basis of FIR registered by state Police of Chhattisgarh under various sections of IPC, 1860 and Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 in the matter.

The attached properties include 14 properties in respect of former IAS officer Anil Tuteja worth Rs. 15.82 Crore; 115 properties in respect of Anwar Dhebar worth of Rs. 116.16 Crore; 3 properties in respect of Vikash Agarwal @ Subbu worth Rs. 1.54 Crore; 33 properties in respect of Arvind Singh worth of Rs. 12.99 Crore; one property in respect of Arunpati Tripathi worth Rs. 1.35 Crore; 9 properties in respect of Trilok Singh Dhillon worth Rs. 28.13 Crore, Jewellery worth Rs. 27.96 Crore in respect of Naveen Kedia; Movable properties worth Rs. 1.2 Crore in respect of Asheesh Saurabh Kedia/Dishita Ventures Pvt. Ltd. and one vehicle worth Rs. 0.13 Lakh in respect of M/s Nexgen Engitech Power Pvt. Ltd. The attached properties of Anwar Dhebar include Hotel Vennington Court, Raipur being run under the aegis of his firm, M/s A Dhebar Buildcon and a commercial building in the name of “Accord Business Tower”.

The corruption in liquor scam which ran between 2019 and 2022 was done in multiple ways classified in three parts.

PART-A has been termed as commission  Bribe was collected from the distillers per each Case of liquor  procured from them by the CSMCL (State body for purchase and sale of liquor).

PART-B Kacha liquor sale: Sale of unaccounted kacha off-the-books Country Liquor. In  this case, not even 1 rupee reached the State Exchequer, and all the sale proceeds were pocketed by the Syndicate. The illegal liquor was sold from State-run shops only.

PART-C commission: Bribes taken from distillers to allow them to make a cartel and have fixed market share. Commission from FL-10A License Holders who were introduced to earn in foreign liquor segment also.

Earlier, Anil Tuteja was arrested on 21/4/2024, and is presently in ED custody. Further investigation is under progress. Hotel Vennington Court, Raipur Accord Business Tower