₹319 Crore Shared by 31 Excise Officers in ₹3,200 Crore Liquor Scam: Full Breakdown
Raipur,C.G
In the sprawling ₹3,200 crore Chhattisgarh liquor scam, 31 Excise Department officers (including district, assistant district, assistant commissioners, and deputy commissioners) allegedly collected a total of ₹319 crore in illegal commission from liquor suppliers between 2019 and 2022. This revelation comes as the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) files a massive supplemental 5,000-page chargesheet.
In the liquor scam, 11 excise officers earned commission of more than 88 crore rupees. They bought movable and immovable properties in various districts of the state in the name of themselves and their family members from the money collected. At the same time, they invested in business and spent unaccounted money. The EOW has revealed this in the challan presented in the liquor scam of Rs 3200 crore. We are giving you information about how much share of this commission 31 officers got.
According to the charge sheet, Naveen Pratap Singh Tomar bought the most land in 39 khasras and 3 registries in Raipur and Balodabazar. It is in the name of himself and Indira Devhari. Manjushree Kaser bought 25 properties in Raipur, Janjgir and Gariaband in the name of relatives and acquaintances. Nohar Singh Thakur bought a total of 5 properties in Raipur, Durg and Rajnandgaon, in which names like Karuna Sudhakar, Lavkush Nayak and Vijaylal Jatwar have come to the fore. Pramod Netam bought 6 properties in Korea, Korba and Raipur, which are in his and his family's name.