Police say the Chhattisgarh liquor scam caused major losses to the state exchequer and generated over Rs 2,500 crore in proceeds of crime, benefiting multiple accused.
Chargesheet against Chaitanya Baghel mentions intimation of delivery of 'saamaan' or cash by former CM, identifies kingpin of ‘liquor scam’, and records chats, statements and money trail.
The 305-page chargesheet filed by AP Police however stopped short of naming him as an accused. SIT probing case had arrested YSRCP Lok Sabha member PV Midhun Reddy Saturday.
Chaitanya Baghel is reportedly linked to the Chhattisgarh liquor scam, which caused a massive loss to the state exchequer with illicit gains of over ₹2,100 crore to a liquor syndicate.
The ex-YSRCP leader has been called to appear as a witness on 12 July, citing his possible knowledge of crucial facts and circumstances surrounding the case.
ED alleges Lakhma played ‘integral part’ in liquor syndicate, ‘actively assisted’ in processes behind excise policy that is alleged to have caused loss of over Rs 2,000 cr to exchequer.
The bench was hearing former IAS officer Atul Tuteja and his son Yash’s petition assailing the ED’s move to initiate a probe against them under the PMLA based on an income tax raid.
With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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