ED gave shock to the accused in the Delhi liquor scam. In this case, the properties belonging to the accused have been attached. ED sources said that a total of Rs 76.54 crores has been attached. The ED said that they have been attached under Section 7 of the PC Act and Section 1290B of the IPC.
Lands worth Rs 2.25 crores in Vattinagulapally belonging to the accused Arun Pillai were seized. Another accused in the case, Indo Spirit Group owner Sameer Mahendru, his wife Geetika Mahendru’s residential property worth Rs 35 crore in Delhi’s Jor Bagh, and Amit Arora’s house worth Rs 7.68 crore in Gurugram have been attached by the ED.
In addition to these, ED seized Vijay Nair’s house in Lower Parel worth Rs 1.77 crore, three restaurants worth Rs 3.18 crore belonging to Dinesh Arora, 50 vehicles worth Rs 10.23 crore, cash and fixed deposits of Rs 14.39 crore belonging to Indo Spirit Group.
In 2021-22, a new liquor license was brought to Delhi. However, there have been allegations of corruption in the formulation of the liquor policy. The ED said in its investigation that the new liquor policy has caused a loss of Rs 2,873 crore to the government exchequer.
In this case, till now ED has conducted searches in the national capital Delhi as well as Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, and many other cities. ED officials have arrested six accused Vijay Nair, Sameer Mahendru, Amit Arora, Sarath Reddy, Binoy Babu, and Abhishek Boinapalli in connection with this scam. All the accused are currently in judicial custody.