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ED Attaches Properties Worth Over ₹1,000 Crore in Chhattisgarh Liquor Scam, Files Fresh Charges Against Four Accused

New Delhi, June 1 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Raipur Zonal Office, on Monday said it has attached properties with a deed value of approximately Rs. 200 crore and an estimated market value exceeding Rs. 1,000 crore in connection with the Chhattisgarh Liquor Scam.
The ED's investigation, based on an FIR registered by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW)/Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Raipur, revealed that a liquor syndicate allegedly led by Anwar Dhebar and Anil Tuteja (Retd. IAS), in connivance with senior state officials, distillery owners, and private entities, systematically manipulated the Chhattisgarh excise system between 2019 and 2023.
According to the ED, the syndicate generated proceeds of crime exceeding Rs. 2,883 crore through the artificial inflation of liquor procurement rates, clandestine manufacture of unaccounted liquor, and the collection of commissions through FL-10A licences granted to favoured entities.
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