Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], October 29 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted raids against IAS officer Vinay Chaubey, former Excise Department Secretary, and others in connection with an alleged liquor scam case in Ranchi, Jharkhand.

The ED is conducting these raids based on an FIR filed against Chaubey in the Chhattisgarh liquor scam case.

In September, Chhattisgarh's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and Economic Offences Wing (EOW) filed an FIR against a syndicate comprising seven individuals, including Vinay Kumar Chaubey, for allegedly causing a loss to the exchequer by altering the state’s liquor policy.

Earlier, in August, the ED in Raipur arrested two individuals under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act as part of the ongoing investigation into the Chhattisgarh liquor scam.

The ED initiated its investigation based on an FIR registered by the Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Economic Offences Wing of Chhattisgarh under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act in connection with the liquor scam in Chhattisgarh.

The ED’s findings revealed that the corruption in the liquor scam, which took place between 2019 and 2022, involved multiple methods.   

(ANI)