The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has alleged that a well-organised criminal syndicate manipulated Chhattisgarh’s excise policy between 2019 and 2023 to generate nearly ₹2,883 crore in illicit proceeds, in what is now being described as one of the state’s biggest liquor scams. A supplementary prosecution complaint was filed on December 26, 2025, detailing the role of senior bureaucrats, political figures and private liquor operators.